US 12,233,990 B1
Combination pad eye and fairlead device
Timothy Thomas Tylaska, Preston, CT (US); and Thomas Willard Dixon, New London, CT (US)
Assigned to Timothy Thomas Tylaska, Preston, CT (US)
Filed by Timothy Thomas Tylaska, Preston, CT (US); and Thomas Willard Dixon, New London, CT (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,605.
Int. Cl. B63B 21/10 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 21/10 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combination pad eye and fairlead device comprising:
a) an annular ring having an inner and outer diameter, and
b) a plurality of legs protruding from said annular ring at spaced locations so as to be able to support said annular ring in an orientation parallel to, or canted at a predetermined angle to, a surface onto which said legs rest upon, and
c) each said leg having a base portion with a flat planar lower surface, with each said flat base lower surface being essentially coplanar with another said flat base lower surface,
whereby said flat planar lower surfaces of said base portions of said legs of said combination pad eye and fairlead device can be joined and mated to the corresponding said flat planar lower surfaces of said base portions of said legs of a second but inverted said device by use of bolts, screws or other means of fastening so as to form a single combined unit.