System for handling a remotely operated vessel
CA 2076151 C · Owner: Furlong, Arnold · Inventors: Furlong, Arnold; Lebans, Geoff; Brooke, John
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A system for handling a remote vessel from a mother vessel comprising: a messenger/manipulating line intercepting member extending upwardly from the remote vessel; a line capturing device associated with the line intercepting member; line traversing means for transferring the line to the line capturing device; a messenger/manipulating line associated with the mother vessel for engaging the line intercepting device and capturing by the line capturing device of the remote vessel; and a winch associated with the messenger/manipulating line for manipulating the remote vessel. For one embodiment of the invention, the system may additionally include a line capturing and lifting hook attached to …
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- Filed August 14, 1992 and granted November 11, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 14, 2012.
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