Spring loaded bollard
OwnerRex William Francisinventor
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Abstract
A spring loaded bollard assembly for the selective engagement and/or disengagement of a cable (as hereinbefore defined) includes a base member which is adapted to be mounted on or to a given surface, as for example a boat hull, pier, jetty or the like, and a cable receiving and retaining means releasably attachable to that base member, the cable receiving and retaining means including a housing which is releasably attachable to the base member, that housing including guide roller means for controlling the direction of movement of the cable and means for capturing that cable, the capture means being spring loaded to allow for selective and progressive relaxation and/or tightening of the cable, subject to the vagaries of the elements, including tide and weather.
Claims17
An apparatus for use in the setting and retrieving of an anchor for a vessel, said apparatus including:
- a cradle member adapted to be mounted on a surface of a vessel;
- and receiving means for releasably receiving and retaining a cable and associated rope of said anchor, said receiving means including a housing having guide roller means connected to one end thereof for controlling the movement of said cable and rope, the cable and rope adapted to pass over the guide roller means;
- capture means for capturing and retaining said cable and rope against release, said capture means adapted to permit selective and progressive relaxation or tightening of the cable and rope, said capture means being biased normally disposed at a position within said housing at an end of the housing opposite the guide roller means and selectively and progressively pivotally movable relative to the housing, said capture means being formed from opposed elongate arm members having a web extending therebetween and along at least part of the length thereof, said web including, at an uppermost free edge, a slot disposed substantially centrally thereof, said slot being adapted to receive and releasably retain the cable and rope against unwanted removal.
An apparatus for the selective engagement and disengagement of a cable, the apparatus being adapted for mounting on a surface, the apparatus having cable receiving means for receiving and retaining the cable, the cable receiving means including:
- a housing releasably attached to the surface, the housing including guide roller means for controlling the movement of the cable, the guide roller means provided at a first end of the housing;
- and, capture means for capturing the cable, the capture means permitting selective and progressive relaxation and tightening of the cable, the capture means biased normally disposed at a position within the housing at a second end opposite the first end, and selectively and progressively pivotally movable relative to the housing, wherein the capture means is formed by opposed elongate arm members having a web extending therebetween and along at least part of the length of the web, the web having, at an uppermost free edge, a slot disposed substantially centrally in the web, the slot releasably receiving and retaining the cable against unwanted removal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.