# US 10,479,451 B2 · Retractable anchor fixtures

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- Number: US 10,479,451 B2
- Document ID: US10479451B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/251,826
- Filed: 2019-01-18
- Published: 2019-05-23
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-29
- Assignees: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Applicants: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Inventors: Maxime Valence; Etienne Girard; Kim Ross; Jonathan Desmeules
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479451B2

## CPC

- B63B 21/50: Anchoring arrangements {or methods} for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
- B63B 29/04: Furniture peculiar to vessels (floatable furniture B63C9/30)
- B63B 34/10: Power-driven personal watercraft, e.g. water scooters (water jet propulsion B63H11/00; jet steering B63H25/46); Accessories therefor
- B63H 11/04: by means of pumps
- B63B 2029/043: {Seats; Arrangements thereof on vessels}
- B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)
- B63H: MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING (propulsion of air-cushion vehicles B60V1/14; specially adapted for submarines, other than nuclear propulsion, B63G; specially adapted for torpedoes F42B19/00)

## Abstract

A retractable anchor fixture for accessories is described. The retractable anchor fixture is adapted for being movably disposed in a surface aperture in a surface and includes a fixture body, a fixture base extending from the fixture body, the fixture base including a stopper portion adapted for abutting an edge of the surface aperture, a first aperture defined by the fixture body, the first aperture being adapted to receive therethrough a portion of an anchor for anchoring an accessory to the anchor fixture, and an anchor chamber defined by the fixture body and communicating with the first aperture. An anchor fixture system including a retractable anchor fixture is also described.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A retractable anchor fixture for accessories, the retractable anchor fixture being adapted for being movably disposed in a surface aperture in a surface, the retractable anchor fixture comprising:
a fixture body;
a fixture base extending from the fixture body, the fixture base including a stopper portion adapted for abutting an edge of the surface aperture;
a first aperture defined by the fixture body, the first aperture being adapted to receive therethrough a portion of an anchor for anchoring a first accessory to the anchor fixture; and
an anchor chamber defined by the fixture body and communicating with the first aperture.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The retractable anchor fixture of claim 1, further comprising a second aperture defined at least in part by the fixture body and communicating with the anchor chamber, the second aperture being adapted to receive at least a portion of a fastener therein for fastening a second accessory to the anchor fixture.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The retractable anchor fixture of claim 1, further comprising at least one resilient element being adapted for aiding in maintaining the retractable anchor fixture in a first position or a second position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The retractable anchor fixture of claim 1, wherein:
at least a portion of the anchor chamber is disposed outwardly of the first aperture in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the first aperture; and
the first aperture has an elongate shape.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The retractable anchor fixture of claim 2, wherein a central axis of the second aperture is generally perpendicular to a central axis of the first aperture.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The retractable anchor fixture of claim 1, wherein the first aperture is defined in a surface of the fixture body opposite to the fixture base.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The retractable anchor fixture of claim 2, wherein the first aperture is defined in a surface of the fixture body perpendicular to the fixture base.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The retractable anchor fixture of claim 7, wherein the second aperture is defined in a surface of the fixture body opposite to the fixture base.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

An anchor fixture system for accessories comprising:
at least one anchor fixture according to claim 1;
at least one anchor having an anchor base and an anchor lock extending from the anchor base; and
wherein:
the anchor is adapted to selectively engage the anchor fixture wherein at least a portion of the fixture body adjacent to the first aperture is held between the anchor lock and the anchor base;
the anchor lock is rotatable about an axis generally perpendicular to the anchor base between an unlocked position wherein the anchor lock is movable through the first aperture of the anchor fixture and a locked position wherein the anchor lock is prevented from being movable through the first aperture; and
the anchor lock is rotatable in the anchor chamber, between the unlocked position and the locked position.