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US 8,127,702 B2Granted
Modified buoy system
OwnerRobert Scarcello, Maureen Scarcelloinventors
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Abstract
There is a grasping device for a mast buoy comprising a body, at least one loop coupled to the body, and at least one locking element for locking the body to a shaft of a mast buoy. The grasping device can also optionally be coupled to a light such as a remote controlled light which can be turned on remotely using a switch and wireless communication. The grasping device can also include a telescoping body, adjustable loops, an annunciator, and a locating system as well. There can also be an optional solar panel coupled to the grasping device which can be used to charge a battery to provide power to a light.
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A device for a mast buoy having a shaft, the device comprising:
- a) a first coupling coupled to the shaft;
- b) a second coupling coupled to the shaft at another position on the shaft;
- c) at least one loop coupled at a first end to said first coupling and at a second end to said second coupling wherein said at least one loop is made from an elastic or flexible material;
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- d) at least two locking elements with a first locking element coupled to said first coupling and a second locking element coupled to said second coupling, for locking said couplings to the shaft of the mast buoy wherein said at least one loop extends along a first position to a second position along a length of the shaft of the mast buoy wherein said at least one loop is configured to be compressed when said locking elements lock said couplings to the shaft, such that said at least one loop extends laterally from the shaft.
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A grasping and locating device for a mast buoy having a shaft, the device comprising:
- a) at least one electrical component housing;
- b) at least two locking elements, coupled to said electrical component housing, and wherein at least one locking element is configured to removably couple said electrical component housing to the shaft of the mast buoy wherein said locking element is configured to be adjusted from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow said electrical component housing to be removed from the shaft of the mast buoy;
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- c) at least one loop coupled at a first end to a first of said at least two locking elements and at a second end to a second of said at least two locking elements, and extending along a length of the shaft of the mast buoy;
- d) at least one light coupled to said at least one electrical component housing.
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A locating device for a mast buoy, the device comprising:
- at least two locking elements, comprising a first locking element and a second locking element;
- a shaft coupled to said at least two locking elements;
- a plurality of lights embedded along said shaft, and
- at least one power supply disposed in at least one of said at least two locking elements, wherein said at least one light is coupled to said at least one power supply;
- at least one electrical component coupled to said shaft and said power supply;
- at least one loop coupled at a first end to said first locking element and at a second end to said second locking element said at least one loop extending along a length of the shaft such that an extension of said loop is entirely within a length of said shaft;
- at least two locking elements, wherein said at least two locking elements are for removably coupling said electrical component housing to said shaft wherein said locking elements are configured to be adjusted from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow said electrical component housing to be removed from said shaft.
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A mast buoy device comprising:
- a) a shaft;
- b) at least one coupling coupled to said shaft;
- c) at least one elastic or flexible material coupled to said at least one coupling;
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- d) at least one locking element coupled to said at least one coupling for locking said at least one coupling to said shaft wherein said locking element is configured to allow said at least one coupling to be removed from said shaft and wherein said locking element is configured to be adjusted from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow said at least one coupling to be removed from said shaft, wherein said at least one locking element is slidable along said shaft and is configured to be coupled to said shaft in at least two positions along said shaft wherein said at least one locking element is configured to be coupled to an outside surface of said shaft wherein said at least one flexible material is configured to extend entirely along a length of said shaft wherein said at least one flexible material is configured to be compressed when said locking elements lock said couplings to the shaft, such that said at least one flexible material extends laterally from the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.