Mooring tower assembly for a lighter-than-air vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5497962
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08322457

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The invention is a mooring tower for a for a lighter-than-vehicle. In detail the invention includes a vertical tower having a vertical and lateral axis. A first support member is mounted on the top of said tower, which is rotatable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis aligned with the vertical axis of the tower. A second support member is mounted by its first end mounted to the first support member and includes a telescoping second end. The second support member is rotatable in a vertical plane about its first end. The second support member includes an aperture extending therethrough from the first end to the second. A winch is mounted to the vertical tower having a mooring line extending through the aperture in the second member from the first end to and out the second end thereof. Thus a vehicle having the end of the mooring line attached to the nose thereof can be winched to the vertical tower.

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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE BETHESDA MD 20817

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Wood, Wilfred L Quartz Hill, CA 2 29

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