Mooring Line Restrainer

摘要

Provided herein is a Mooring Line Restrainer capable of withstanding the whiplash from the impact of a snapped mooring line, and including a contoured Restraining Member shaped to engage and restrain snapped mooring lines and incorporating a single or multi-turn spring, mounted on a framework attached to one or more support bases. At least one of the support bases is a magnetic holding device adequate for different sizes of mooring lines, for securely and strongly fixing the Mooring Line Restrainers on the deck of a ship at appropriate positions along and on either sides of the mooring lines as per a mooring layout plan. The support bases have provisions for interlinking the plurality of adjacent or alternate Mooring Line Restrainers for forming a strong structure around the mooring lines for confining and restraining any snapped mooring lines within a narrow zone around their pre-snapped positions on the ship's deck.

主权项

1. A Mooring Line Restrainer, capable of withstanding whiplash from an impact of a snapped mooring line, the Restrainer comprising: a contoured Restraining Member shaped to engage and restrain snapped mooring lines and incorporating a single or multi-turn spring, mounted on a framework attached to one or more support bases, at least one of the support bases being a magnetic holding device of appropriate type and size, with sufficient holding strength adequate for different sizes of mooring lines, for securely and strongly fixing Mooring Line Restrainers on a deck of a ship at appropriate positions along and on either side of the mooring lines as per a mooring layout plan, said support bases having provisions for interlinking a plurality of adjacent or alternate Mooring Line Restrainers for forming a strong structure around the mooring lines for confining and restraining any snapped mooring lines within a narrow zone around the pre-snapped positions of the mooring lines on the ship's deck thereby substantially reducing an effective snap-back zone and consequently increasing a safe working area on the ship's deck during mooring and towing operations.