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US 12,330,751 B2Granted
Tension foundation for holding a buoyant object
AssigneeTornado Anchors, LLC
InventorKeith Webster
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Abstract
A tension foundation is provided for holding a buoyant object in flowing water via a tether. The tension foundation may include a spine component, rotation members rotatable about the spine component, slats, and additional features. The rotation members can include multiple types with distinct dimension ratios, which may be arranged in an alternating pattern. During operation, the tension foundation advantageously provides increased contacting edges to grip an uneven surface, such as a rocky lakebed or river bottom.
Claims15
A tension foundation for holding a buoyant object in flowing water via a tether, comprising:
- a spine component selectively attached to the tether;
- rotation members, wherein each of the rotation members are bounded by a perimeter of rotation member edges, and wherein the each of the rotation members comprise a rotation member opening;
- wherein the spine component is located within the rotation member opening of the each of the rotation members;
- wherein the rotation members comprise:
- first rotation members that are defined by a first dimension ratio of first rotation member edges, and
- second rotation members that are defined by a second dimension ratio of second rotation member edges, the second dimension ratio being different than the first dimension ratio;
- wherein the rotation members are oriented substantially perpendicular to the spine component;
- wherein the first rotation members and the second rotation members are arranged in an alternating pattern with slats being included between each of the first rotation members and the second rotation members;
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- wherein the each of the rotation members operatively rotate about the spine component via the rotation member opening substantially independent of each other, such that at least one of the rotation member edges interfaces with a portion of a riverbed to distribute a tension force between the riverbed and the buoyant object via the tether.
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A tension foundation for holding a watercraft in flowing water via a tether, comprising:
- a spine component selectively attached to the tether;
- rotation members, wherein each of the rotation members are flat and bounded by a perimeter of rotation member edges, and wherein each of the rotation members comprise a rotation member opening located substantially in a center of the each of the rotation members through which the spine component is located in perpendicular orientation to the each of the rotation members, the rotation members further comprising:
- first rotation members, and
- second rotation members that are different than the first rotation members;
- wherein the each of the rotation members operatively rotate about the spine component via the rotation member opening substantially independent of each other such that at least one of the rotation member edges of at least one of the rotation members interfaces with a portion of a riverbed to distribute a tension force between the portion of the riverbed and the watercraft via the tether;
- wherein the spine component extends beyond the rotation members from a spine component distal end of the spine component to a spine component mounting end of the spine component that receives the tension force;
- and
- wherein slats are included between each of the first rotation members and the second rotation members.
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A tension foundation for holding a buoyant object in flowing water via a tether, comprising:
- rotation members constructed of a durable material, wherein each of the rotation members comprise a rotation member opening, the rotation members comprising:
- first rotation members defined by a first dimension ratio of first rotation member edges, and
- second rotation members defined by a second dimension ratio of second rotation member edges that is different than the first dimension ratio;
- a spine component installed through the rotation member opening of the each of the rotation members in perpendicular orientation and selectively attached to the tether;
- and
- slats included between the first rotation members and the second rotation members;
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- wherein the each of the rotation members operatively rotate about the spine component via the rotation member opening of the each of the rotation members substantially independently of each other such that at least one of the rotation member edges interfaces with a portion of a riverbed to distribute a tension force between the portion of the riverbed and the buoyant object via the tether.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.