Boat hook attachment
OwnerGarritt A. Darling, Irene L. Olsoninventors
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Abstract
A line handling device designed to facilitate positioning and handling of a mooring or docking line during a boat docking operation is removably mounted on an extendable pole, such as a boat hook. The device has an elongated body with a tapered end. A longitudinal groove is formed in the body to accommodate the shaft of the boat hook. A flexible resilient fastener is attached to the body and encircles the shaft of the boat hook. A docking line may be wedged between the clip and the shaft of the boat hook to form a loop to engage a piling.
Claims11
An apparatus for use with a pole in positioning a docking line, said apparatus comprising:
- a clip having an elongated body and a tapered end;
- a flexible resilient fastener fixed to said body adapted to encircle a pole;
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- said fastener including a releasable means for connecting said clip to a pole;
- whereby said clip facilitates positioning of a docking line by maintaining a line loop sized to encircle a piling.
An apparatus for positioning a mooring line, said apparatus comprising:
- an extension pole having an elongated shaft with a distal end;
- a clip having a body with a tapered end;
- a flexible resilient fastener permanently affixed to said clip;
- said fastener in the form of an elastic belt;
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- releasable fastening means on said belt;
- whereby said belt forms a releasable coupling about said pole and said clip facilitates positioning of a mooring line by maintaining a line loop between said shaft and said clip sized to encircle a piling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.