US3210103A
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Boom heel support
Assignee: Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
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Filing: 1963-09-30
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1983-09-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James B Montgomery
- 👤 William T Sparrow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:28
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66C; B66C23/00; B66C23/62; B66C23/84; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32549; Y10T403/32557; Y10T403/32565; Y10T403/32573
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
383 words
A BOOM HEEL SUPPORT COMPRISING BOOM SUPPORT MEANS INCLUDING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL LOWER PORTION AND AN UPPER PORTION OF ENLARGED SIZE AND DEFINING A SUPPORT SURFACE DEFINING A PORTION OF A SPHERICAL SURFACE, BOOM MEANS INCLUDING A HEEL PORTION AT THE LOWER END THEREOF, SAID HEEL PORTION INCLUDING DEPENDING SOCKET MEANS, SAID SOCKET MEANS INCLUDING INWARDLY FACING SURFACE PORTIONS DEFINING PORTIONS OF A SPHERICAL SURFACE TO REST UPON AND ENGAGE THE SUPPORT SURFACE OF SAID BOOM SUPPORT MEANS, SAID SOCKET MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SUBATANTIALY DUPLICATE SEPARATE MEMBERS, MEANS FOR REMOVABLY ATACHING SAID SEPARATE MEMBERS TO THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID BOOM MEANS, SAID SEPARATE MEMBERS INCLUDING AT THE LOWER PORTIONS THEREOF SIDE EDGE PORTIONS WHICH WHEN THE SEPARATE MEMBERS ARE IN ASSEMBLED OPERATIVE POSITION ARE DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH AND FACING ONE ANOTHER END EXTENDED IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE SAME DIAMETER OF SAID LOWER PORTION OF OF SAID LOWER PORTIONF OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS WITH THE OF SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS WITH THE SIDE EDGE PORTIONS SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS TO DEFINE AN ELONGATED SLOT MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND RELATIVELY SNUGLY ENGAGING SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS, SAID SEPARATE MEMBERS EACH HAVING THEREON INWARDLYFACING SURFACE PORTIONS DEFINING PORTIONS OF A SPHERICAL SURFACE FOR ENGAGING A LOWER PART OF SAID UPPER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS, SAID SIDE EDGE PORTIONS INCLUDING OPPOSED CENTRAL CUTOUT PORTIONS TO DEFINE AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID SLOT MEANS OF GREATER WIDTH THAN THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF SAID SLOT MEANS AND OF GREATER WIDTH THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS, SAID CUTOUT PORTIONS BEING TAPRED DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY SO AS TO PERMIT ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF THE BOOM MEANS, SAID CUTOUT PORTIONS BEING SPACED APART FROM ONE ANOTHER THE GREATEST DISTANCE AT A POINT FURTHEST REMOVED FROM SAID BOOM HEEL PORTION, THEREBY PERMITTING SWINGING MOVEMENT OF SAID BOOM MEANS BETWEEN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AND A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION, AND FURTHER PERMITTING ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF SAID BOOM MEANS IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO A PLANE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SLOT MEANS AND BISECTING SAID SLOT MEANS AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID FACING SIDE EDGE PORTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
383 words
A BOOM HEEL SUPPORT COMPRISING BOOM SUPPORT MEANS INCLUDING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL LOWER PORTION AND AN UPPER PORTION OF ENLARGED SIZE AND DEFINING A SUPPORT SURFACE DEFINING A PORTION OF A SPHERICAL SURFACE, BOOM MEANS INCLUDING A HEEL PORTION AT THE LOWER END THEREOF, SAID HEEL PORTION INCLUDING DEPENDING SOCKET MEANS, SAID SOCKET MEANS INCLUDING INWARDLY FACING SURFACE PORTIONS DEFINING PORTIONS OF A SPHERICAL SURFACE TO REST UPON AND ENGAGE THE SUPPORT SURFACE OF SAID BOOM SUPPORT MEANS, SAID SOCKET MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SUBATANTIALY DUPLICATE SEPARATE MEMBERS, MEANS FOR REMOVABLY ATACHING SAID SEPARATE MEMBERS TO THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID BOOM MEANS, SAID SEPARATE MEMBERS INCLUDING AT THE LOWER PORTIONS THEREOF SIDE EDGE PORTIONS WHICH WHEN THE SEPARATE MEMBERS ARE IN ASSEMBLED OPERATIVE POSITION ARE DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH AND FACING ONE ANOTHER END EXTENDED IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE SAME DIAMETER OF SAID LOWER PORTION OF OF SAID LOWER PORTIONF OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS WITH THE OF SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS WITH THE SIDE EDGE PORTIONS SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS TO DEFINE AN ELONGATED SLOT MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND RELATIVELY SNUGLY ENGAGING SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS, SAID SEPARATE MEMBERS EACH HAVING THEREON INWARDLYFACING SURFACE PORTIONS DEFINING PORTIONS OF A SPHERICAL SURFACE FOR ENGAGING A LOWER PART OF SAID UPPER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS, SAID SIDE EDGE PORTIONS INCLUDING OPPOSED CENTRAL CUTOUT PORTIONS TO DEFINE AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID SLOT MEANS OF GREATER WIDTH THAN THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF SAID SLOT MEANS AND OF GREATER WIDTH THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE BOOM SUPPORT MEANS, SAID CUTOUT PORTIONS BEING TAPRED DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY SO AS TO PERMIT ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF THE BOOM MEANS, SAID CUTOUT PORTIONS BEING SPACED APART FROM ONE ANOTHER THE GREATEST DISTANCE AT A POINT FURTHEST REMOVED FROM SAID BOOM HEEL PORTION, THEREBY PERMITTING SWINGING MOVEMENT OF SAID BOOM MEANS BETWEEN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AND A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION, AND FURTHER PERMITTING ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF SAID BOOM MEANS IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO A PLANE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SLOT MEANS AND BISECTING SAID SLOT MEANS AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID FACING SIDE EDGE PORTIONS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-10-04 | 1969-04-05 | 1969-10-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-10-04 | 1973-04-05 | 1973-10-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-10-04 | 1977-04-05 | 1977-10-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |