System, apparatus and method for a hook end effector
AssigneeUSA AS Represented By the Sec of the Navy
InventorsDaniel Renfroe, Martin Stacy
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Abstract
A system and method is included for coupling a submersible conveyance to a payload comprising a gripper and an adapter for coupling the hook to the gripper.
Claims20
A system for coupling an submersible conveyance to a payload comprising:
- a hook having a base and at least one finger;
- a gripper;
- and
- an adapter for coupling said hook to said gripper.
The system of claim 9 where the nearside of the adapter that is closer to said hook has a jut that extends away from the centerline and is laterally within fifteen percent of the length of the hook to the pivot point of the clasp.
A method for coupling and decoupling an submersible conveyance to a payload comprising:
- accommodating at least one jaw of a gripper with an adapter of a hook to couple said gripper to said hook;
- moving said gripper that is coupled an submersible conveyance in proximity to a payload;
- articulating said hook such that it couples to said payload.
The method for coupling and decoupling an submersible conveyance to a payload further comprising decoupling said payload from said hook.
A method of assembling an underwater coupling device comprising
- inserting a hook into a receiver of an adapter;
- coupling said hook to said adapter;
- and
- accommodating at least one jaw of a gripper with an adapter of a hook to couple said gripper to said hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.