US PATENT SUBCLASS 254 / 277
.~.~ With fluid or resilient shock absorbing or tension maintaining means attached to, supported by, or supporting guiding structure for cable

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254 /   HD   IMPLEMENTS OR APPARATUS FOR APPLYING PUSHING OR PULLING FORCE

264  DF  APPARATUS FOR HAULING OR HOISTING LOAD, INCLUDING DRIVEN DEVICE WHICH CONTACTS AND PULLS ON CABLE {4}
266  DF  .~ Device includes rotatably driven, cable contacting drum {34}
277.~.~ With fluid or resilient shock absorbing or tension maintaining means attached to, supported by, or supporting guiding structure for cable

DEFINITION

Classification: 254/277

With fluid or resilient shock absorbing or tension

maintaining means attached to, supported by, or supporting guiding structure for cable:

(under subclass 266) Apparatus provided with a fluid or resilient means which absorbs sudden changes in the amount of tension on the cable or keeps the amount of tension on the cable constant, and, in addition, is either directly attached to, supported by, or supports structure which defines the path of the cable.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

114, Ships,

215, for cable-tension relievers.

166, Wells,

355, for means mounted on a vessel and removably connected to a permanent submerged well structure, (e.g., wellhead, riser); this means is provided with means to compensate for the vessel's movement on the surface.