PONTOON DOCKING ASSEMBLY Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC B63B35/00 E01D15/14 

FIELD: construction of bridges.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to floating bridges, in particular to pontoons or sections of pontoons connected into a single whole by means of docking units. Pontoon docking assembly includes bottom lock consisting of locking pin, hull guide bushing, protective casing, control drive brought to pontoon deck and located in lock recess, single and double lugs of bottom lock and deck coupling device. Bottom lock with single and double lugs of bottom lock are installed in alignment of longitudinal axis of symmetry of pontoon. Deck docking device is made in the form of pontoons fixed in pairs on transoms with docking pins welded to them and stops with docking holes, connected to each other by means of wedge-shaped self-clamping insert. Hinged bridges are arranged above the deck docking device. Above the deck at the ends of the bulwark there is an onboard fixing device in the form of a retractable horizontal pin, which is fixed in the hole of the stop planks of the adjacent pontoons.

EFFECT: improved design, namely its increased rigidity and reduced time for assembly of pontoons docking unit.

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