Mooring loop

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9056656
APP PUB NO 20130139741A1
SERIAL NO

13758172

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A mooring loop is provided for use with connecting a mooring line to a bollard. The mooring loop may stretch and function as a time delay fuse when excessive loads are applied to the mooring line. The mooring loop is comprised of a reactive fiber component in the shape of a continuous loop that includes a plurality of at least one of: an undrawn hydrophobic polymer fiber or a substantially undrawn hydrophobic polymer fiber. At least two jackets are in surrounding relation to portions of the reactive fiber component. The at least two jackets include respective end portions which overlap. As the mooring loop stretches, a visual indicator on an end portion of one of the jackets pulls out of and away from the end portion of the other one of the jackets. The visual indicator serves as a warning that excessive loads are being applied to the mooring line.

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FIELDS THOMAS WOHIO USA OHIO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fields, Thomas W Wadsworth, US 3 21

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