Boat deployment assembly and method
AssigneePaR Systems, Inc.
InventorMichael Gerard
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Abstract
A hoist system and a method for lifting and lowering an object such as a boat include a support structure, a support member supported by the support structure and a hoisting assembly. The hoisting assembly includes an attachment assembly and a set of at least three flexible members operably coupled to the support member and the attachment assembly to retract and extend the attachment assembly vertically relative to a reference axis. The hoisting assembly is supported by the support structure and configured with the support member so as to space apart the flexible members from each other, and wherein each flexible member defines an oblique angle with the reference axis parallel to the vertical reference axis.
Claims16
A hoist system comprising:
- a support structure;
- a support member supported by the support structure;
- and
- a hoisting assembly comprising:
- an attachment assembly;
- and
- a set of at least three flexible members and operably coupled to the support member and the attachment assembly to retract and extend the attachment assembly vertically relative to a reference axis, the hoisting assembly being supported by the support structure and configured with the support member so as to space apart the flexible members from each other, and wherein each flexible member defines an oblique angle with the reference axis parallel to a vertical reference axis.
A method of lifting and lowering an object comprising:
- extending a set of at least three flexible members and operably coupled to a support member, an attachment assembly and a hoist assembly to retract and extend the attachment assembly vertically relative to a reference axis, the hoisting assembly being supported by a support structure and configured with the support member so as to space apart the flexible members from each other, and wherein each flexible member defines an oblique angle with the reference axis parallel to a vertical reference axis;
- coupling the object to the attachment assembly;
- deploying or retracting the flexible members by operation of the hoist assembly to lower or lift the object.
The method of claim 15 and further comprising:
- storing information indicative of the vertical distance difference between the attachment assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.