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US 2011/0297072 A1Published application
Instrument Rail
OwnerTom Ueland Bratåsinventor
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Abstract
A rail for positioning at least one instrument on board a vessel, the rail having a longitudinal axis extending in the main transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vessel, the rail being arranged in connection with a wheel pedestal in the vessel and the rail being arranged for releasably fixing the instrument.
Claims10
A rail (1) for positioning at least one instrument (3) on board a vessel, said rail comprising:
- a longitudinal axis (11) extending substantially in a port-starboard direction;
- the rail (1) is arranged in connection with a wheel pedestal (2) or a maneuvering console in the vessel;
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- the rail (1) is arranged for releasably fixing the at least one instrument (3) by means of an attachment element (12).
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A method of facilitating the use of at least one instrument (3) in a vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
- releasably fixing the at least one instrument (3) by means of an attachment element (12) on a rail (1) in connection with a wheel pedestal (2) or maneuvering console of the vessel, the rail (1) having a longitudinal axis (11) extending substantially in a port-starboard direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.