Patent ID: 6640738
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A bitt with a freely rotatable line-handling surface, comprising:a frame having a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side having first and second ends and being substantially planar, the first and second sides adjoining each other at their first ends and forming a non-zero angle therebetween, the first and second sides being arranged for being attachable to a surface of a marine vessel at the second end; first and second shafts each extending outwardly at a first end from the planes of the first and second sides of the frame, respectively, each of the first and second shafts having a longitudinal axis that extends approximately perpendicularly to the planes of the first and second sides of the frame, the first and second shafts having second ends attached to first and second retainers, respectively, and unattached to any other structure; and first and second rollers, each of the first and second rollers having an axis, each of the first and second rollers defining a bore along its axis, the bores of the first and second rollers being arranged for receiving the first and second shafts therethrough, respectively, the first and second rollers being rotatably mounted about the first and second shafts such that the first and second rollers provide freely rotatable line-handling surfaces.