Ice screw assembly
OwnerEarl Flamaninventor
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Abstract
An ice screw assembly includes a screw that has a head and a shaft. The shaft has a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion and the threaded portion penetrates ice for securing the screw into the ice. A first washer is secured around the screw and the first washer is positioned on the unthreaded portion of the shaft to abut the ice when the screw is threaded into the ice. A second washer is movably positioned around the screw and the second washer is positioned between the first washer and the head. The second washer has an opening extending through the second washer thereby facilitating an anchoring line of an ice shack to be attached to the second washer to secure the ice shack to the ice.
Claims7
An ice screw assembly for securing an ice shack to a frozen body of water, said assembly comprising:
- a screw having a head and a shaft, said shaft having a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion wherein said threaded portion is configured to penetrate ice for securing said screw into the ice, said threaded portion of said shaft having a core and threads extending from said core, said core tapering extending away from said unthreaded portion, a distance said threads extend from said core increasing as said threads extend away from said unthreaded portion towards a medial section of said core;
- a first washer being secured around said screw, said first washer being positioned on said unthreaded portion of said shaft wherein said first washer is configured to abut the ice when said screw is threaded into the ice;
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- a second washer being movably positioned around said screw, said second washer being positioned between said first washer and said head, said second washer having an opening extending through said second washer thereby facilitating an anchoring line of an ice shack to be attached to said second washer wherein said screw is configured to secure the ice shack to the ice.
An ice screw assembly for securing an ice shack to a frozen body of water, said assembly comprising:
- a screw having a head and a shaft, said shaft having a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion wherein said threaded portion is configured to penetrate ice for securing said screw into the ice, said shaft having a distal end with respect to said head and an outer surface, said threaded portion extending from said distal end toward said head, said unthreaded portion extending between said threaded portion and said head, said threaded portion of said shaft having a core and threads extending from said core, said core tapering extending away from said unthreaded portion, a distance said threads extend from said core increasing as said threads extend away from said unthreaded portion towards a medial section of said core, said threaded portion tapering to a point at said distal end, said head having an outer surface and flange positioned on a bottom surface of said head, said shaft being attached to said flange, said shaft being centrally positioned on said flange, said flange having a diameter being greater than a diameter defined by said outer surface of said head, said outer surface of said head having a plurality of intersecting sides thereby facilitating said head to be engaged by a socket on a power drill thereby facilitating said screw to be threaded into the ice;
- a first washer being secured around said screw, said first washer being positioned on said unthreaded portion of said shaft wherein said first washer is configured to abut the ice when said screw is threaded into the ice, said first washer having a hole extending through a top surface and a bottom surface of said first washer, said hole being centrally positioned on said first washer, said hole having a bounding edge, shaft extending through said hole having said bounding edge being bonded to said outer surface of said shaft corresponding to said unthreaded portion of said shaft;
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- a second washer being movably positioned around said screw, said second washer being positioned between said first washer and said head, said second washer having an opening extending through said second washer thereby facilitating an anchoring line of an ice shack to be attached to said second washer wherein said screw is configured to secure the ice shack to the ice, said second washer having a hole extending through an upper surface and a lower surface of said second washer, said hole in said second washer being centrally positioned on said second washer, said unthreaded portion of said outer surface of said shaft extending through said hole in said second washer, said opening extending through said upper surface and said lower surface, said opening being positioned between said hole in said second washer and a perimeter edge of said second washer, said second washer having a diameter being greater than a diameter of said first washer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.