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US 7,441,511 B2Granted
Watercraft arresting system
AssigneeFoster-Miller, Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Farinella, Mads Christian Schmidt, Scott Quigley
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Abstract
A watercraft arresting system and method including an entanglement subsystem including at least two arms in a V-configuration. A deployment subsystem deploys the entanglement subsystem so the arms are spread apart in the water in the path of the watercraft to arrest it.
Claims27
A watercraft arresting system comprising:
- an entanglement subsystem including at least two arms;
- a deployment subsystem for deploying the entanglement subsystem so the arms are spread apart in the water in the path of the watercraft, the deployment subsystem including a launch tube housing a carrier for the arms, a parachute attached to the carrier, and a discharge assembly for spreading the arms;
- means for releasing the carrier, the parachute, and the discharge assembly from the launch tube;
- means for deploying the parachute;
- and
- means for activating the discharge assembly after the parachute is deployed.
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A method of arresting a watercraft vessel, the method comprising:
- packaging an entanglement subsystem on a carrier attached to a parachute and a deployment subsystem all in a launch tube;
- releasing the carrier, the parachute, and the deployment subsystem from the launch tube;
- deploying the parachute;
- and
- activating the deployment subsystem to deploy the entanglement subsystem in the water in the path of the vessel.
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A watercraft arresting system comprising:
- an entanglement system including arms made of net material, each arm connected to a headline, the netting material for each arm longer than the arm, bunched up, and slideably attached to a headline;
- and
- a deployment subsystem including a carrier for the arms, a parachute attached to the carrier, and a discharge assembly for spreading the arms for deploying the entanglement subsystem so that the arms are spread apart in the water in the path of the watercraft.
A watercraft arresting system comprising:
- an entanglement subsystem including at least two arms;
- and
- a deployment subsystem including a carrier for the arms, a parachute attached to the carrier, and a discharge assembly for spreading the arms, the carrier, parachute, and the discharge assembly packaged in a launch tube for deploying the entanglement subsystem so that the arms are spread apart in the water in the path of the watercraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.