US 12,377,937 B2
Towing staple and hull for a vessel for towing
Thomas Bangslund, Holbæk (DK); Esben Grundtvig, Copenhagen S (DK); and Marijan Mustac, Copenhagen Ø (DK)
Assigned to SVITZER A/S, Copenhagen K (DK)
Appl. No. 17/796,812
Filed by SVITZER A/S, Copenhagen K (DK)
PCT Filed Feb. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/052431
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 1, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/156252, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. PA202070065 (DK), filed on Feb. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0046831 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B63B 21/56 (2006.01); B63B 21/04 (2006.01); B63B 35/68 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 21/56 (2013.01) [B63B 21/04 (2013.01); B63B 35/68 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hull for a vessel for towing, comprising
a deck; and
a towing staple for guiding a towing line,
wherein the towing staple comprises:
a guiding element having a symmetrical extension in a first plane parallel to the deck, wherein the guiding element comprises a first and a second mounting section mounting the guiding element to the hull, wherein the first and second mounting sections are connected by means of a main section of the guiding element, wherein the guiding element comprises a towing line guiding surface located on a bottom side of the main section facing the deck, the towing line guiding surface being configured to, during a towing procedure, slidably contact the towing line, such that the towing line can freely move along a periphery of the main section in the first plane while being restricted in movement by the main section in a direction perpendicular to the first plane, and
a support element, wherein the support element is arranged on a top side of the main section and extends at an angle to the first plane from the top side of the guiding element to a second plane perpendicular to the first plane and extending through the first and second mounting sections.