Trawl net load responsive apparatus
First Claim
1. A TRAWL DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR-CORED, LOAD-BEARING CABLE PHYSICALLY TO A LOADING DEVICE SUCH AS A TRAWL DOOR WHILE PASSING SUCH CABLE INTACT THROUGH SAID DEVICE TO EXTEND THEREFROM IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND TO ELECTRIC TERMINAL MEANS, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBULAR MEMBER THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF WHICH THE CABLE EXTENDS AND HAVING MEANS BY WHICH SAID CABLE IS GRIPPED IN NON-SLIDING CONTACT, A SHACKLE, AND MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE SHACKLE TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF TO PERMIT PIVOTING OF THE SHACKLE ON AN AXIS DISPOSED TRANSVERSE TO THE LENGTH OF THE TUBULAR MEMBER, WHEREBY THE SHACKLE WHEN LOADED BY SAID LOADING DEVICE MAY SEEK ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRETCH OF CABLE EMERGENT FROM THE END OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER AND MAY FREELY PIVOT EITHER WAY OUT OF SUCH ALIGNMENT, THE OPPOSITE END PORTION OF THE TUBULAR MEMBER THROUGH WHICH THE CABLE ALSO EMERGES BEING BENT LATERALLY AWAY FROM THE LOADED CABLE-ALIGNED SHACKLE TO CLEAR THE SHACKLE OF THE CABLE IN DIFFERENT PIVOTED POSITIONS OF THE SHACKLE OUT OF SAID ALIGNMENT POSITION.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
5 Citations
1 Claim
-
1. A TRAWL DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR-CORED, LOAD-BEARING CABLE PHYSICALLY TO A LOADING DEVICE SUCH AS A TRAWL DOOR WHILE PASSING SUCH CABLE INTACT THROUGH SAID DEVICE TO EXTEND THEREFROM IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND TO ELECTRIC TERMINAL MEANS, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBULAR MEMBER THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF WHICH THE CABLE EXTENDS AND HAVING MEANS BY WHICH SAID CABLE IS GRIPPED IN NON-SLIDING CONTACT, A SHACKLE, AND MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE SHACKLE TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF TO PERMIT PIVOTING OF THE SHACKLE ON AN AXIS DISPOSED TRANSVERSE TO THE LENGTH OF THE TUBULAR MEMBER, WHEREBY THE SHACKLE WHEN LOADED BY SAID LOADING DEVICE MAY SEEK ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRETCH OF CABLE EMERGENT FROM THE END OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER AND MAY FREELY PIVOT EITHER WAY OUT OF SUCH ALIGNMENT, THE OPPOSITE END PORTION OF THE TUBULAR MEMBER THROUGH WHICH THE CABLE ALSO EMERGES BEING BENT LATERALLY AWAY FROM THE LOADED CABLE-ALIGNED SHACKLE TO CLEAR THE SHACKLE OF THE CABLE IN DIFFERENT PIVOTED POSITIONS OF THE SHACKLE OUT OF SAID ALIGNMENT POSITION.
Specification
-
- Resources
-
Current AssigneeFrank J. Luketa
-
Original AssigneeFrank J. Luketa
-
InventorsLuketa, Frank J.
-
Application NumberUS04/520,818Time in Patent Office404 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current43/9.3CPC Class CodesA01K 73/10 Determining the quantity of...
