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US 8,783,746 B1Granted
Recovery stabilizing pole
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorCraig S Mello
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Abstract
A recovery stabilizing pole includes a tube having a passageway formed therethrough, and a handle pivotally joined to the tube. A fixed claw member and a hinged claw member are joined to a distal end of the tube, the hinged claw member being capable of pivoting with respect to the fixed claw member. One end of a cable is joined to the handle and the other is joined to the hinged jaw member. Increased tension in the cable causes pivoting of the hinged jaw member with respect to the fixed jaw member. Embodiments include an adjustment means at the distal end of the tube for angling the claw members with respect to the tube and different tensioning means for the cable.
Claims10
An apparatus for steadying floating objects:
- a tubular member having a proximate end, a distal end and a passageway formed therein, a first opening being formed in said tubular member in communication with said passageway at the distal end, a second opening formed in communication with said passageway;
- a handle having a first end and a second end, said handle second end being pivotally mounted to said tubular member at a pivotal mounting location toward said proximate end of said tubular member, said tubular member second opening being formed near said handle;
- a fixed claw member positioned at the distal end of said tubular member, said fixed claw member having an opening therein;
- a pivotal claw member positioned at the distal end of said tubular member proximate said fixed claw member and being capable of pivoting with respect to said fixed claw member, said pivotal claw member having a mounting location formed thereon;
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- a cable having a proximate end joined to said handle and extending into said tubular member second aperture, through said tubular member passageway, out from said tubular member first opening, into said fixed claw member opening and a distal end joined to said pivotal claw mounting location, whereby movement of said handle applies tension to said cable causing said pivotal claw member to pivot with respect to said fixed claw member wherein said cable is mounted to said handle between said first end of said handle end said pivotal mounting location such that movement of said handle away from said tubular member causes tension in said cable.
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An apparatus for steadying floating objects:
- a tubular member having a proximate end, a distal end and passageway formed therein, a first opening being formed in said tubular member in communication with said passageway at the distal end, a second opening formed in communication with said passageway;
- a handle having a first end and a second end, said handle second end being pivotally mounted to said tubular member at a pivotal mounting location toward said proximate end of said tubular member, said tubular member second opening being formed near said handle;
- a fixed claw member positioned at the distal end of said tubular member, said fixed claw member having an opening therein;
- a pivotal claw member positioned at the distal end of said tubular member proximate said fixed claw member and being capable of pivoting with respect to said fixed claw member, said pivotal claw member having a mounting location formed thereon;
- a cable having a proximate end joined to said handle and extending into said tubular member second aperture, through said tubular member passageway, out from said tubular member first opening, into said fixed claw member opening and a distal end joined to said pivotal claw mounting location, whereby movement of said handle applies tension to said cable causing said pivotal claw member to pivot with respect to said fixed claw member;
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- an elastomeric strip joined only to said pivotal claw member and positionable between the object and said cable.
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An apparatus for steadying floating objects:
- a tubular member having a proximate end, a distal end and a passageway formed therein, a first opening being formed in said tubular member in communication with said passageway at the distal end, a second opening formed in communication with said passageway;
- a handle having a first end and a second end, said handle second end being pivotally mounted to said tubular member at a pivotal mounting location toward said proximate end of said tubular member, said tubular member second opening being formed near said handle;
- a fixed claw member positioned at the distal end of said tubular member, said fixed claw member having an opening therein;
- a pivotal claw member positioned at the distal end of said tubular member proximate said fixed claw member and being capable of pivoting with respect to said fixed claw member, said pivotal claw member having a mounting location formed thereon;
- a cable having a proximate end joined to said handle and extending into said tubular member second aperture, through said tubular member passageway, out from said tubular member first opening, into said fixed claw member opening and a distal end joined to said pivotal claw mounting location, whereby movement of said handle applies tension to said cable causing said pivotal claw member to pivot with respect to said fixed claw member;
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- an elastomeric strip joined only to said fixed claw member and positionable between the object and said cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.