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Mooring device

a mooring device and hull technology, applied in the direction of mooring equipment, shock absorbers, vessel construction, etc., can solve the problems of significant length, undesirable stress fractures in the hull, limited stretching ability,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-24
CARR R SCOTT
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[0006] The improved mooring device is intended for use with one or more water vehicles, crafts, or vessels. Generally, the mooring dev...

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However, this solution presents at least two problems.
First, the rope is generally a standard nylon rope, which possesses limited stretching capabilities.
This may cause undesirable stress fractures in the hull.
Second, the rope generally needs to be a significant length to securely wrap around the cleat of the boat, reach the cleat of the dock, and then securely wrap around cleat of the dock.
Such a length may be cumbersome to use and to stow.
However, these snubbers generally require a separate mooring rope and are complicated to use.
Further, several of these snubbers are often required to moor a single vessel.

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[0019] Preferred embodiments of an improved mooring device will now be described.

[0020] Turning to FIG. 1, a top view of a boat 1 parked in a dock 5 is shown. The boat 1 has a plurality of cleats 7 along its perimeter, and the dock 5 has a plurality of cleats 8 as well. Typically, when mooring the boat 1, a rope (not shown) is used to tie one of the cleats 7 of the boat 1 to one of the cleats 8 of the dock 5. If the boat 1 rocks away from the dock 5, which may be caused by other boats passing by, and causes the rope to be taut, then a significant amount of stress may occur in the hull of the boat 1, particularly at or near the location of the tied cleat 7. This may undesirably cause stress fractures in the hull of the boat 1.

[0021] One approach to reducing the stress fractures is shown in FIG. 2a, which is a side view of a mooring device 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The mooring device 10 includes a first strap 20, which may be a nylon webbed strap ...

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Abstract

The present invention is generally directed towards mooring devices. Generally, the mooring device comprises a strap, having first and second ends, and a shock absorber, having first and second ends and unstretched and maximum stretched states, wherein the first end of the shock absorber is coupled to the strap at a location between the first and second ends of the strap, and the second of the shock absorber is coupled to the strap at a location between one of the first and second ends of the strap and the first end of the shock absorber, and further wherein the portion of the strap between the first and second ends of the shock absorber is longer than the shock absorber in the unstretched state.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The field of the invention relates generally to accessories for water vessels, and more particularly to mooring devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] A typical method for mooring a boat to a dock is to securely wrap one end of a rope around one of the boat's cleats and securely wrap the other end of the rope to one of the dock's cleats. However, this solution presents at least two problems. [0003] First, the rope is generally a standard nylon rope, which possesses limited stretching capabilities. Thus, if the boat rocks and moves away from the dock, then the rope may become taut, and pressure may then be put on the hull of the boat, especially at the location of the tied cleat. This may cause undesirable stress fractures in the hull. [0004] Second, the rope generally needs to be a significant length to securely wrap around the cleat of the boat, reach the cleat of the dock, and then securely wrap around cleat of the dock. Such a length may be cumb...

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IPC IPC(8): B63B21/00B63B21/08F16F7/00
CPCB63B21/00F16F7/006B63B2021/203B63B21/08B63B2021/005
Inventor CARR, R. SCOTT
Owner CARR R SCOTT
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