Title:
STARTER FOR LIFEBOAT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS5799490
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A launching ramp (A) for lifeboats, life rafts and the like is hinged to a vessel (C) near the rail by means of a universal joint (D), and pontoons (J) are arranged on both sides of and a substantial distance from the centerline of the ramp to support buoyantly its free end. In this way the outer free end of the ramp (A) will move freely in response to wave action. In the launching position, the ramp (A) extends on a downward incline from the ship to the surface of the sea, and it is also adapted to be rotated into an upraised position. The ramp (A) may be provided with a slide or rollerway down which a plurality of lifeboats or rafts slip, the boats or rafts being linked together by a cable (G) which runs onto a winch I in the innermost craft (E).
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Inventors:
ARUFU ANDOREAZU HOOGU
Application Number:
JP17087581A
Publication Date:
June 21, 1982
Filing Date:
October 27, 1981
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ARUFU ANDOREAZU HOOGU
International Classes:
B63B23/30; B63C9/22; (IPC1-7): B63B23/30