Patent ID: 6536734
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A davit mounting assembly, comprising:a mounting plate for attachment to a davit pedestal, said mounting plate including two pairs of spaced-apart foot apertures and a mounting plate securing pin aperture located between each pair of spaced-apart foot apertures; and a portable davit base adaptor assembly having a pair of spaced-apart opposed side plates joined together by a pair of transverse support members fixedly attached to said side plates, said opposed side plates having two pairs of base adaptor pivot pin apertures, with each pair of base adaptor pivot pin apertures formed in alignment with a corresponding transverse support member, said side plates having two pairs of downwardly extending legs with enlarged distal feet adapted to be received by and interlocked with the mounting plate foot apertures, each pair of said side plate base adaptor pivot pin apertures aligned with each other to receive a davit pivot pin, and each said transverse support member having an aperture for receiving a securing pin for vertical alignment and securement with a mounting plate securing pin aperture when both pairs of feet are interlocked with pairs of mating mounting plate foot apertures, whereby insertion of a davit pivot pin in a pair of aligned side plate apertures blocks removal of a securing pin and prevents removal of the pairs of feet interlocked with mating foot apertures.