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US 4,063,322 AGranted
Hawser float assembly
AssigneeThe B. F. Goodrich Company
InventorPeter John Tolan
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Abstract
An assembly adapted to float a length of mooring hawser upon water comprises a pair of water tight, buoyant, elongated tubes spaced from each other along mutually parallel axes and interconnected by a plurality of spaced transversely extending hawser supports. Removable clamps mounted on fasteners extending from each mooring line support are provided to hold a length of hawser.
Claims8
An assembly adapted to float a length of mooring hawser, said assembly comprising:
- A. at least two buoyant, elongated, tubular members
- 1. spaced from each other and
- 2. disposed along substantially mutually parallel, longitudinal axes;
- B. a plurality of longitudinally spaced hawser support members extending transversely between and interconnecting said tubular members, each of the support members comprising
- 1. laterally spaced end portions, each secured to a respective one of said tubular members to maintain said members in their spaced relationship, and
- 2. a bridging portion
- a. extending between said end portions across the space between said tubular members and
- b. having an upper surface adapted to support a portion of said hawser length equidistant between the longitudinal axes of said tubular members;
- and
- C. means adapted to hold a portion of hawser length on each of said upper surfaces of said bridging portions.
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