A handling apparatus 10 for supporting and deploying an object (12, Fig 1), such as a marine craft, comprises a support frame 18 and a cradle 20 upon which the object to be deployed is disposed. A retaining flap 24 forms a first portion of the cradle and is coupled to a deployment ramp 26 which forms a second portion of the cradle, the retaining flap being moveable between a first position which retains the object on the cradle and a second position in which the object is released for movement relative to the cradle. The handling apparatus is moveable from a first, storage, position to a second, deployment, position in which the object can be deployed. A method for the use of the handling apparatus is also disclosed.
Handling apparatus & method
2017-05-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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