96results about "Boat hooks" patented technology

Tail fairings designed with features for fast installation and / or for suppression of vortices addition between fairings, apparatus incorporating such fairings, methods of making and using such fairings and apparatus, and methods of installing such fairings.

An extendible mooring hook has a pair of jaw members spring biased to an open position with a shuttle removably retained on one jaw member. A detent mechanism engages the shuttle member when the jaw members close around a mooring post and pulls the shuttle, and attached mooring line, around the mooring post when the jaw members return to their open position. The pole portion can be extended, and a incorporates a traveler mechanism to compensate for changes in cable length so that cable tension is maintained when the pole is extended.

The present invention relates to an inspection system for inspection of an object, comprising at least an image recording means carried by an inspector, a display unit, a storage unit and a contact free positioning unit. The storage unit is arranged to store at least an image taken by said imaged recording unit in relation to a position given by said positioning unit and / or a time index.

A hull (10) for an aquatic vessel which provides a shark-repelling region about the vessel. The hull (10) includes two electrodes connected to an electromagnetic field signal generator, which in use, generates an electromagnetic field (40) about the vessel which repels sharks. The electrodes may be formed from the ends of an electrode cord (23), or may be formed from conductive (24, 25) plates (20, 21) mounted to, or integral with, the hull (10).

A magnetic boat docking system includes an elongated pole having a handle end and a working end and a docking line having a magnetic member attached thereto. The pole has a magnet for attracting the magnetic member of the docking line where the magnet is located adjacent the working end of the pole. The pole also has a hook adapted to aid in grasping the docking line and a rod slidably extending within the pole with the magnet attached thereto in order to retract the magnet within the pole to release the line.

A vessel hull robot garage includes a stowage compartment for stowing a hull robot and a rotation system for rotating the stowage compartment relative to the vessel between a launch / recovery attitude and a stowed position.

A mooring leg connector for use with a mooring leg extending up from the sea floor to connect a floating structure to be moored to the seabed wherein disconnection and connection of the mooring leg is done by pulling in and out a connector elongated body extending in the mooring leg direction. The connector has a latch mechanism for fixation of the mooring leg to the floating structure to be moored and preventing movement in the direction of the seabed, and a flexible part with a double articulation axis located at the bottom of the connector body above the attachment member, the connector body being received in a housing which is fixed to a part of the structure to be moored, wherein the latch mechanism includes guiding elements and followers or orientation pins between the body of the connector and the housing.

A mooring pendant apparatus for releasably coupling and decoupling a boat. The apparatus having a clip comprising hook and ring sections, with an opening therebetween defining a mouth. A spring loaded movable arm tension biased such that the mouth is kept closed, and it only opens upon activation by a boater pulling on a cable. A functional retractor arm for exerting a greater force on the movable arm than exerted by the internal spring such that the clip opens upon the boater pulling on a cable line. The mooring pendant apparatus operates as an extension of the boater's arm, and it can be utilized either by keeping the apparatus on the boat or leaving it connected to the mooring line and also to the mooring ball.

An adjustable system is provided for remotely varying the vertical position of a plurality of boat fenders. The fenders are tied to elongated ropes which are threaded through pulley bars mounted on the guard rail of the boat. The end portion of the ropes are located at the rear side portion of the boat such that the ropes may be conveniently pulled or release to adjust the vertical position of the fenders simultaneously.

A lasso handling device (9) for handling lassos of the type comprising an elongated rope (27) having a looped end (28) and a free end, the lasso handling device (9) including an elongated pole (10) having a first rope gripping member (13) at one end for gripping a first enlarged portion of the rope (27) and a second rope gripping member (24) for gripping a second portion of the rope (27) to hold the looped end (28) open to facilitate its location about an object or animal to be lassoed. The rope (27) is releasable from the gripping members (13) and (24) to allow tightening of the lasso around the object or article.

This invention is for a docking aid to help dock a boat to a docking post, or to pull a boat closer to the shore. It comprises of a shaft and a tensile member. The tensile member may pass through the shaft and form one or more loops at the ends of the shaft. One loop may be used to dock to a docking pole, while a second loop may be used as a handle to pull, or to loop around another docking element. At least one loop may have a utility implement with an attached tool. This tool may be used to grab a docking post from a boat, to grab an inbound boat from a dock, to pull closer to a second boat, or to grab objects out of the water that may have fallen overboard. The docking aid may also be floatable.

A mooring pendant apparatus for releasably coupling and decoupling a boat, the apparatus having a clip comprising hook and ring sections, with an opening therebetween defining a mouth. The ring section consists of a pair of loaded holes and an access of rotation hole. A movable arm is biased such that the mouth is kept closed, and it only opens upon activation by a boater who pulls on a cable causing a functional retractor arm to create a greater force on the movable arm that the force keeping it shut, therein causing it to open. A mooring rope is attached to the apparatus which operates as an extension of the boater's arm, and it can be utilized either by keeping the apparatus on the boat or leaving it connected to the mooring line and also to the mooring ball.

A tool for threading a rope through a distant eye or around an object out of reach, such as for elevating tarps into trees, or placing fall protection lines, or securing a distant object. The tool has two curved arms that extend out from the body in unison and converge at a point where the end of the rope is passed from one arm to the other. The arms are then retracted back into the body, pulling the rope through the eye or around the object. The arms are extended by pulling one control line and retracted by pulling a second control line. The tool is typically mounted on the end of a pole, although other mountings are possible. The shape of the tool enables ropes to be threaded through a large number of eye configurations and around objects of varying sizes, even if there are obstructions adjacent the eye.

An apparatus for a hydraulically locked accessory mounting device for attaching accessories to a boat, or vessel. The mounting device includes a base for attaching to the boat and a ball head that is attached to an accessory, which can be moved to a selected position and locked in that position by a hydraulic assembly. The hydraulic assembly includes a first piston moved by an operator. The first piston is in hydraulic communication with a second piston, which engages a shoe that locks the ball in position. In one embodiment, the hydraulic system includes a bleed valve connected to the channel between the first and second pistons. In one embodiment, the first piston is operated by a knob with a threaded shaft. In another embodiment, the first piston is operated by a cam on a shaft that is rotated with a lever or knob.

A mooring device is disclosed for securing a floating structure to a layer of soil. A body of water is displaced by the vessel. The floating structure supports an individual having a first hand and a second hand. The mooring device comprises a shaft extending between a first end and a second end. A point is secured to the first end of the shaft for permitting the shaft to transverse the layer of soil. A handle is secured to the second end of the shaft for receiving a descending vertical force or an ascending vertical force. The handle includes a concave upper surface extending between a primary end and a secondary end for receiving the first hand and / or the second hand of the individual during the descending vertical force. The handle includes a first convex surface and a second convex surface.

A remotely attachable personal fall arrestment apparatus includes a self-retracting lanyard (SRL) having an upwardly protruding carabineer connector ring which has a gate link that is pivotable open to expose a downwardly protruding upper front hook link which is attachable to an anchor member such as a rebar or bolt eye located above a work site, and a lifeline retractably extendable downwardly from the SRL and releasably attachable to a safety body-harness worn by a worker The apparatus includes an SRL remote attachment device comprising a pole having an upper end which supports the connector ring, and a gate link operating mechanism that has a flexible cable deployed downwardly along the pole and having a lower end which may be grasped and tensioned to open the gate link and enable the hook link hook an anchor member, and released to allow a spring to close and lock the gate link.

A releasable mooring pendant apparatus that can be coupled or decoupled to a boat. The apparatus comprising of a pair of clips, one at each end of a rod, with each clip comprising hook and ring sections, and an opening therebetween defining a mouth. A movable arm placed under tension to biasly maintain each clip in a closed position, and each clip may only be opened upon activation through the intermedium of a functional retractor lever by a boater pulling on a cable, wherein a functional retractor lever causes a greater force on the movable arm such that the clip is caused to open. The mooring pendant apparatus operates as an extension of the boater's arm, and it can be utilized either by keeping the apparatus on the boat or leaving it connected to the mooring line and also to the mooring ball.

A rat guard and method utilizing a flexible shield affixed to a plastic sheath positioned on a mooring line to prevent entry onto or exit from the ship by vermin. An electric grid is positioned on an insulated pad on the sheath which is electrically connected to the shield for receiving power from an acoustical generator also connected to the shield and spaced therefrom. The acoustical generator directs ultrasonic acoustic signals in a variable frequency range toward the shield to frighten rats or other vermin therefrom. Should the acoustical signals not deter the vermin, the electric grid will shock any vermin making contact therewith to cause harm and frighten. The shield provides another obstacle to prevent advancement and is affixed to the sheath on the mooring line. The shield is flexible and remains in place during high winds and other adverse weather conditions.

A snap hook device comprises a detachable pole attached to a snap hook having a side link for securing a rope. The snap hook is generally U-shaped with a sloped spring closure having a first end attached to a first end of the hook and a second end of the spring closure being coiled and resting against a side of a second end of the snap hook. The second end of the U-shaped hook comprises a collar for receiving the detachable pole. The snap hook device enables a boat operator when alone in the boat to remain in the cockpit area of the boat, and capture a chain under a mooring buoy. The operator then maneuvers the boat with a rope attached to a link of the snap hook wherein the rope extends via the bow to the boat operator in the cockpit, so that by pulling the rope, the bow is easily and safely turned to be adjacent to the mooring buoy for attaching a mooring line.

An aerial rat / rodent guard for residential / commercial utility wires and cables and the like. A barrier plate manufactured from lightweight, non-conductive, smooth surfaced materials molded into a tear drop shaped plate. The center slot is located above the center of gravity allowing the plate's upright position. Removable grommets in the center slot provides the size of the center slot to be adjusted to the size of the utility wire upon which it hangs. A slit opening from the center slot downward to the bottom of the plate provides easy installation. Weight molded into the bottom quarter of the barrier plate allows the barrier plate to return to an upright position if tampered with by a rat / rodent. With the slit closed, a tail clip is attached to the bottom of the barrier plate which locks the slit in a closed position. Once mounted on the wires or cables, without the necessity of tools, the aerial rat / rodent guard does not need to be removed.

A device that deters and repels birds from landing on masts, spreaders, rigging and attached apparatus of sailboats, as well as towers and outriggers of power boats. The device generates an intermittent, quiet vibration that is transmitted to the boat. The combination of intermittent vibration and movement of the device results in stimuli that are unpleasant for birds. Birds attempting to perch upon a sailboat are deterred by the movement of the device and are otherwise repelled by the unsettling vibration transmitted through those parts of the boat usually used as perches.

A system for retrieving a rope, line, or cable for use in, for example, mooring marine vessels of various sizes and configuration, the exemplary embodiment of the present invention being particularly suitable for mooring sport fishing vessels or the like, wherein there is provided a hand held retrieval device having a shaft with a boat hook affixed to one end and a grasping area at the other, the boat hook having a unique configuration wherein the arm or free end of the hook has situated thereabout a compressible layer of material having a high friction coefficient, and the opposing shank section of the hook has emanating therefrom first and second, parallel edges forming a channel therebetween, the edges and free end spaced and positioned to form a highly effective line retrieval hook.

A dual rod apparatus for coupling and decoupling of attachment hooks to facilitate the mooring of a boat. The apparatus comprises an attachment front end which includes a hook, a hook attachment base connected onto the hook by a wedge. The hook attachment base having a pair of pull line apertures and a pair of rod channels. The apparatus includes a pair of rods, a pair of pull lines. A fixed guide provides stability for the rods and pull lines. A handle controls the apparatus. A slide is positioned between the guide and handle and opens the hook when the slide is pulled with sufficient force to overcome locking tensions placed by the hook.

The present invention relates to an inspection system for inspection of an object, comprising at least an image recording means carried by an inspector, a display unit, a storage unit and a contact free positioning unit. The storage unit is arranged to store at least an image taken by said imaged recording unit in relation to a position given by said positioning unit and / or a time index. The inspector may be an underwater diver, remote controlled robot, land vehicle, flight craft, person or the like. The object includes a ship, underwater pipeline, oil pipe, manmade or natural land features, submerged landmarks or the like.

A mooring tube with a rope slidingly held within the bore of the tube and configured to form an adjustable circumference capture loop held at one end of the tube and being capable of engaging and tightening around a mooring post or deck cleat by a person on a boat for aid in docking and mooring the boat is presented. In some embodiments the tube has an adjustable length to hold the capture loop extended a distance from the end of the tube. In some embodiments boating accessory implements may be attached to the end of the mooring tube.

The invention discloses a device for manual anchor unhooking during launching of an inclined building berth ship. The device comprises a fixed frame, a hook, a main hook, a base and a manipulation part, wherein a first shaft rod is transversely arranged on the fixed frame. The first end of the main hook is hinged to the first shaft rod, and the second end of the main hook can rotate around the first shaft rod. A second shaft rod is transversely arranged on the fixed frame. The middle of the hook is hinged to the second shaft rod. The first end and the second end of the hook can both rotate around the second shaft rod. Each of the first end of the hook and the first end of the main hook is in a hook shape. The device disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effect that the anchor unhooking device is operated manually for the time being during launching of the inclined building berth ship under the premise that the integrity of an anchor dropping device does not reach a safety use standard. The device has the advantages of being easy to use, flexible in using position, and quite convenient to mount and demount.

A support assembly for a signal such as a signal flag or the like, which is structured for multiple uses by the provision of an end piece removably attached in different operative positions to the distal end of a staff having an elongated configuration of variable length. The multiple uses of the support assembly is due to the end piece comprising a tool, preferably in the form of a hook, such that when the end piece / tool is disposed in at least one of the operative orientations, the staff and end piece / tool can be used as a boat hook assembly. When so used, a shaft structured to support the signal flag thereon may be disposed on the interior of the staff, along with the flag furled thereabout. Another of the operative orientations comprises the flag shaft disposed exteriorly of the staff in an exposed position for display of the signal flag thereon.

A dock line server (1) attachable to a conventional line pole (3) for use in maintaining a loop (8) in a dock line (3) in a horizontal configuration to facilitate placement of the dock line over a mooring piling (9) or cleat when docking a boat. The frame of the server has a pair of prongs (5) which are connected at a proximal end (20) and spaced apart a predetermined distance to form an opening at a distal end (19). At least one pair of horseshoe-shaped clips (6) on top of each prong holds the dock line in a horizontal, open loop configuration during docking. A pair of spacers (7) on each prong may also be used to hold the middle of the loop in a fully open position. The dock line server is preferably hollow and made of lightweight material, such as aluminum.