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US 2020/0207448 A1Published application
Lifeboat launch control system
OwnerJohn Milliganinventor
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Abstract
A lifeboat launch control system. The lifeboat launch control system has a wheel trunk that runs along the side of a ship. An axle box is vertically movable in the wheel trunk. The axle box has a pair of wheels on opposing sides of a bar. A shaft is removably inserted into the bar. The shaft is removable from the bar by a handle. When the shaft is removed from the bar, the lifeboat is released from the ship.
Claims10
1) A lifeboat launch control system comprising:
- an axle box disposed on a hull of a ship;
- the axle box having a bar with a pair of wheels disposed on a pair of opposite sides of the bar;
- an aperture in the bar, wherein a shaft extends therethrough and outward through the wheel trunk;
- a lifeboat interface disposed between a first end of the shaft and a second end of the shaft;
- a handle disposed on the second end of the shaft.
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