Patent ID: 9592888
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B63B

Claim:
1. A lifting device for a multi-point lift line configuration to capture a vehicle from the water, comprising: a vehicle capture portion, said vehicle capture portion comprising a capture connector operable to secure said vehicle capture portion to the vehicle; a lifting arms portion comprising two lifting arms each connectable with at least one lift line, at least two vehicle pads mounted to said lifting arms portion, said at least two vehicle pads being positioned on said lifting arms portion for engagement with the vehicle, and at least one spring operably connected between at least one of said two lifting arms and said vehicle capture portion, each of said at least two vehicle ads being mounted for relative movement with respect to each other and with respect to each of said two lifting arms, said vehicle capture portion and said lifting arms portion being axially aligned with respect to each other along a single axis; and a pivot connection between said vehicle capture portion and said lifting arms portion that permits rotation only around said single axis.