Patent ID: 9199699
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for stowing, launching and recovering an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) on a boat hull in water, said apparatus comprising: a frame for removably attaching to the hull, said frame including parallel lateral rail brackets and associated upper and lower transverse braces, said lateral rail brackets providing upper and lower positions in relation to the hull, said transverse braces connecting to the hull; a lift mechanism connecting to said frame along said lateral rail brackets for elevating the USV between said upper and lower positions; a hinge directly connected to said lift mechanism; a boom directly connected to said hinge, wherein said hinge pivots the boom between vertical and horizontal orientations for docking and releasing the USV, wherein the USV is stowed in said vertical orientation and said upper position, and the USV deploys into the water in said horizontal orientation and said lower position.