Marine vessel towing assembly

摘要

A marine vessel towing assembly includes a tow pin assembly housing including therein a self-contained horizontal roller cartridge, a self-contained vertical pin cartridge, and a self-contained hook cartridge, the tow pin assembly housing defining a clear path of removal for each self-contained cartridge from the tow pin assembly housing such that removal of each self-contained cartridge is conducted with an absence of contact with remaining self-contained cartridges of the tow pin assembly housing.

主权项

1. A tow pin assembly, comprising:
a tow pin assembly housing including therein a horizontal roller assembly, a vertical pin assembly, and a hook assembly each separately removably positioned within said tow pin assembly housing; said horizontal roller assembly including a horizontal roller mounted within a horizontal roller assembly housing, said horizontal roller mounted on a horizontal rotation axis for rotation there around such that said horizontal roller extends at least partially outwardly of said horizontal roller assembly housing, said horizontal roller assembly housing removable from said tow pin assembly housing with an absence of contact with said vertical pin assembly and said hook assembly; said vertical pin assembly including a vertical roller mounted within a vertical pin assembly housing, said vertical roller movable between an actuated position wherein said vertical roller is positioned at least partially extending outwardly of said vertical pin assembly housing and a retracted position wherein said vertical roller is positioned completely inwardly of said vertical pin assembly housing, said vertical pin assembly housing removable from said tow pin assembly housing with an absence of contact with said horizontal roller assembly and said hook assembly; and said hook assembly including a hook mounted within a hook assembly housing, said hook movable between an actuated position wherein said hook is positioned at least partially extending outwardly of said hook assembly housing and a retracted position wherein said hook is positioned completely inwardly of said hook assembly housing, said hook assembly housing removable from said tow pin assembly housing with an absence of contact with said horizontal roller assembly and said vertical pin assembly.