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US1173820A
US1173820A US4849415A US4849415A US1173820A US 1173820 A US1173820 A US 1173820A US 4849415 A US4849415 A US 4849415A US 4849415 A US4849415 A US 4849415A US 1173820 A US1173820 A US 1173820A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B22/00—Buoys
    • B63B22/04—Fixations or other anchoring arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B45/00—Hooks; Eyes
    • F16B45/02—Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member
    • F16B45/035—Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member the hook forming a loop or ring when interlocked with the closing member, i.e. the entire structure of the hook being loop shaped
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B2205/00—Tethers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/39—Cord and rope holders
    • Y10T24/3902—Chain

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  • VILLIAM H. LOGAN and JOHN NIELSON citizens of the United States, residing at Bandon, in the county of Coos and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Buoy- Couplings, of which the following is a specification.
  • This invention relates to couplings for marine buoys and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a coupling of simple and durable structure adapted to be applied to a floating buoy for the purpose of connectingthe same with the cable or anchor chain.
  • Figure 1 is a side elevation of the lower part of a buoy showing the coupling applied thereto.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same.
  • Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the hooks.
  • Fig. 4 is similar view looking at the hook at a right angle to the view shown in Fig. 3.
  • F 5 is a, sectional view of a slightly modified form of the coupling.
  • Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of the form shown in Fig. 5.
  • the buoy 1 is provided with a head 2 which in turn is surrounded at its side by an annular groove 3.
  • I-Iooks I are located at the opposite side portions of the head 2, and the said hooks are provided at the upper edges of the shanks 5 with flanges 6, which lie in the groove 3.
  • the bill ends 7 of the hooks overlap each other, and the end of one hook ektends up within the inner portion of the shank of the other hook, and vice versa.
  • the bill of each hook is provided at its end with an outstanding lug 8 and the shanks 5 of the hooks are provided at their inner sides with recesses 9, which receive the said lug.
  • a band 10 surrounds the upper ends of the shanks 5 of the hooks and hold the flanges 6 in position in the groove 3.
  • a wedge-shaped bar 11 passes transversely through the upper portions of the shanks 5 of the hooks 4, and the lower edge of. the band 10 has contact or bears against 7 the upper edge of the said bar.
  • a cotter pin 12 passes through the smaller end portion of the bar 11, and is located beyond the outer surface of the shank of one of the hooks 4; and holds the said bar in position in the shanks.
  • the terminal link 13 of a cable chain receives the bills 7 of the hooks 4-, consequently the said hooks serve as means for coupling the cable chain to the buoy 1.
  • the shanks 5 of the hooks i are secured to the head 2 by means of rivets 14, and in this form the said head is devoid of the annular groove 3 hereinbefore described in conjunction with the form shown in Fig. 1.
  • the band 10 in the modified form of the invention surrounds the shanks 5 and covers the outer ends of the rivets or studs 14.

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W. H. LOGAN & J. NIELSON.
BUOY COUPLING.
APPLXCATION FILED SEPT. 1. 1915.
1,173,820. Patented Feb. 29,1916.
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BUOY-COUPLING.
Specification of Letters Patent.
- Patented Feb. 29, 191.
Application fil'ed September 1, 1915. Serial No. 48,494.
To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, VILLIAM H. LOGAN and JOHN NIELSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Bandon, in the county of Coos and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Buoy- Couplings, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to couplings for marine buoys and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.
An object of the invention is to provide a coupling of simple and durable structure adapted to be applied to a floating buoy for the purpose of connectingthe same with the cable or anchor chain.
Heretofore it has been the practice to form an eye at the head of the buoy, and this eye is caught through the terminal link of the cable chain, but owing to the weight of the chain and the constant movement of the 'buoy in the water, the eye eventually wears through and the chain is frequently lost. Even if the chain is retained, it is necessary at frequent intervals to lift the buoy, disconnect the chain from the eye, and place a new head with a new eye upon the buoy in lieu of the head and eye removed. This in volves considerable expense, and it is the object of the present invention to provide a device which may be easily and quickly applied to the head of a buoy for the purpose of connecting the cable chain with the same, thereby reducing the expense in replacing the said parts after they have been worn and become unfit for service.
\Vith the above objects in view the device consists in its preferred form in providing an annular groove at the side of the head of the buoy, and hooks provided at their shanks with flanges are applied to the sides of the head of the buoy. The flanges upon the shanks are seated in the groove and a ring surrounds the shank and is securely held in position by a cross bar which passes through In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the lower part of a buoy showing the coupling applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the hooks. Fig. 4 is similar view looking at the hook at a right angle to the view shown in Fig. 3. F 5 is a, sectional view of a slightly modified form of the coupling. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of the form shown in Fig. 5.
As shown in the accompanying drawings, the buoy 1 is provided with a head 2 which in turn is surrounded at its side by an annular groove 3. I-Iooks I are located at the opposite side portions of the head 2, and the said hooks are provided at the upper edges of the shanks 5 with flanges 6, which lie in the groove 3. The bill ends 7 of the hooks overlap each other, and the end of one hook ektends up within the inner portion of the shank of the other hook, and vice versa.
The bill of each hook is provided at its end with an outstanding lug 8 and the shanks 5 of the hooks are provided at their inner sides with recesses 9, which receive the said lug. A band 10 surrounds the upper ends of the shanks 5 of the hooks and hold the flanges 6 in position in the groove 3. A wedge-shaped bar 11 passes transversely through the upper portions of the shanks 5 of the hooks 4, and the lower edge of. the band 10 has contact or bears against 7 the upper edge of the said bar. A cotter pin 12 passes through the smaller end portion of the bar 11, and is located beyond the outer surface of the shank of one of the hooks 4; and holds the said bar in position in the shanks. The terminal link 13 of a cable chain receives the bills 7 of the hooks 4-, consequently the said hooks serve as means for coupling the cable chain to the buoy 1.
In the form of the invention as shown in Figs. 5 and (3 the shanks 5 of the hooks i are secured to the head 2 by means of rivets 14, and in this form the said head is devoid of the annular groove 3 hereinbefore described in conjunction with the form shown in Fig. 1. The band 10 in the modified form of the invention surrounds the shanks 5 and covers the outer ends of the rivets or studs 14.
The form of the invention as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, is employed when the buoys are put out new with the specific form of coupling means attached thereto.
In the event that a buoy has to be removed from the Water for repairs the form of the invention as shown in Figs. 5' and 6 is employed, wherein the shanks of the hooks are secured to the head of the buoy by means of the rivets or studs, and the ring 10 is placed about 'the shanks in a Vmanner to cover the outer ends of the said-rivets" or studs.
WVhile the coupling-is described as a buoy attachment it will be understood 'that'it may be used to advantage for connecting an an What is plied to the-head thereof, and provided With recesses, said hooks having their bill ends overlapping each other, each hook having a lug Which enters the recess ofthe other h'ook.
3. In combination With a buoy, hooks applied to the head thereof and provided with recesses, said hooks having their bill ends overlapping eachotheneach hook having at recess of the other hook.
4. In comblnatlon with a buoy havlng a circular head, hooks having semi-circular shanks applied "to the said head, the bill ends of the hooks overlapping each other.
5. In combination with a buoy, hooks having shanks applied to the head thereof,
the groove -of the :head and means for hold-- ing the shanks against thehead.
In testimony-whereof'We afiix our signatures in presence of tWo Witnesses. a
f WILLIAM H. LOGAN. JOHN'NIELSON' l/Vitnesses g I l/VM; BINGAMAN,
E. STEINHOFF.
Copies of this patent may'be obtained for five-cents each-byadflressing the Commissioner of latents,
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US2582861A (en) * 1948-08-04 1952-01-15 American National Bank A Compa Rotary striping wheel paint striper and adapter for use with collapsible paint tube containers and the like
US3149352A (en) * 1962-05-21 1964-09-22 Healthways Diver's flag
US6602101B2 (en) 2001-02-08 2003-08-05 Dedoes Eric Loop bottom buoy stick

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2582861A (en) * 1948-08-04 1952-01-15 American National Bank A Compa Rotary striping wheel paint striper and adapter for use with collapsible paint tube containers and the like
US3149352A (en) * 1962-05-21 1964-09-22 Healthways Diver's flag
US6602101B2 (en) 2001-02-08 2003-08-05 Dedoes Eric Loop bottom buoy stick

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