Mooring cable pickup device

Claim 2

A mooring cable pickup device which comprises a body member, a horizontally disposed hook arm secured adjacent one end thereof to said body member and extending laterally therefrom, a horizontally disposed vane arm secured to said body member adjacent one end thereof and extending rearwardly therefrom, a substantially vertically disposed vane secured to said vane arm, a hook adapted to receive a mooring cable therein secured to said hook arm adjacent the remote end of said hook arm from said body member with the mouth thereof facing forwardly, a vertically disposed suspending arm secured adjacent the lower end thereof to said body member, a tie member attached to said hook arm adjacent the hook end thereof and extending to and held by said suspending arm adjacent the upper end thereof, and means adjacent the upper end of said suspending arm for attaching a towline thereto.

Claim 3

A mooring cable pickup device according to claim 1 which comprises means for changing the relative positions of said arms with respect to said body member from position with said hook arm laterally extending from one side of said body member to position laterally extending from the other side of said body member when said body member is suspended from said suspending arm.

Claim 4

A mooring cable pickup device according to claim 1 which comprises means for changing the position of said suspending arm from vertical extension above said body member to vertical extension below said body member.

Claim 5

A mooring cable pickup device according to claim 1 which comprises a latch adapted to retain a mooring cable in said hook after entry of said cable into said hook.

Claim 6

A mooring pickup device according to claim 1 wherein said tie member is fixedly held by said suspending arm adjacent the upper end thereof.

Claim 7

A mooring pickup device according to claim 1 wherein said tie member is fixedly held by said suspending arm in proximate spaced relation to said means for attaching a towline, said means for attaching a towline being the more remote from said body member.

Claim 8

A mooring cable pickup device comprising a body member, a vane arm secured to said body member and extending rearwardly therefrom, a substantially vertically disposed vane secured to the end of said vane arm that is remote from said body member adapted to guide said body member upon towing said body member through the water, a hook arm extending laterally from said body member transversely to the plane of said vane having in substantially spaced relation with respect to said body member a forwardly facing hook adjacent the remote end thereof adapted to receive a mooring cable therein, and means for attaching a towline for towing said body member forwardly through the water with said vane trailing therebehind in said substantially vertically disposed position and with said hook arm extending laterally therefrom in position for a mooring cable to be intercepted thereby at a position intermediate between said body member and said hook for movement therealong away from said body portion and reception by said hook.

Claim 9

A mooring cable pickup device comprising a body member, a vane arm secured to said body member and extending rearwardly therefrom, a substantially vertically disposed vane secured to the end of said vane arm that is remote from said body member adapted to guide said body member upon towing said body member through the water, a hook arm extending laterally from said body member transversely to the plane of said vane having in substantially spaced relation with respect to said body member a forwardly facing hook adjacent the remote end thereof adapted to receive a mooring cable therein, and means for attaching a towline for towing said body member forwardly through the water with said vane trailing therebehind in said substantially vertically disposed position and with said hook arm extending laterally therefrom in position for a mooring cable to be intercepted thereby at a position intermediate between said body member and said hook for movement therealong away from said body portion and reception by said hook.

Claim 10

A mooring cable pickup device comprising a body member, a horizontally disposed vane arm extending rearwardly from said body member, a vertically disposed vane secured to said vane arm adapted to guide said body member through the water upon being towed through the water, a horizontally disposed laterally extending hook arm secured adjacent one end thereof to said body member and having a forwardly facing hook adjacent the other end thereof adapted to receive a mooring cable therein, and means for securing a towline to said device, said Means for securing a towline to said device, said means for securing a towline to said device being disposed above the center of gravity of the device for general horizontal disposition of said vane arm and of said hook arm when said device is suspended by a towline secured to said securing means.

Claim 11

A mooring cable pickup device comprising a body member, a horizontally disposed vane arm extending rearwardly from said body member, a vertically disposed vane secured to said vane arm adapted to guide said body member through the water upon being towed through the water, a horizontally disposed laterally extending hook arm secured adjacent one end thereof to said body member and having a forwardly facing hook adjacent the other end thereof adapted to receive a mooring cable therein, and means for securing a towline to said device, said Means for securing a towline to said device, said means for securing a towline to said device being disposed above the center of gravity of the device for general horizontal disposition of said vane arm and of said hook arm when said device is suspended by a towline secured to said securing means.

Claim 12

A mooring cable pickup device according to claim 8 which comprises securing means for also securing said towline to the opposite side of said center of gravity whereby upon inverting the device and suspending it from a towline secured to said last-mentioned securing means the effective extension of said hook arm may be switched from one side to the other of said body member.