Shallow Water Anchor
AssigneeJohnson Outdoors Inc.
InventorsDarrel A. Bernloehr, Gregory Paul Beamer, David M. Samek
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Abstract
A shallow water anchor is provided. The shallow water anchor comprises a first anchor extension and a second anchor extension axially received by a housing. The first anchor extension is axially received by the second anchor extension such that the first and second anchor extensions are sequentially deployable from the housing using an actuation arrangement. The actuation arrangement is controlled by a control interface that is operable to detect when the shallow water anchor has reached a fully extended state and fully retracted state. The shallow water anchor further includes a biasing compensator that compensates for fluctuations in the overall depth of water the anchor is deployed in due to waves or other anomalies.
Claims22
An anchoring system for a watercraft, comprising:
- a first anchor having a first receiver;
- and
- a first remote control including a transmitter arrangement operable to send at least one control signal directly to the first receiver of the first anchor and to a second receiver of a second anchor independently of the first anchor, such that the first remote control can directly control the first anchor and the second anchor.
A method for operating an anchoring system, comprising:
- sending a control signal directly to a first anchor to initiate an alteration in the operation of the first anchor from a remote control;
- and
- sending a control signal directly to a second anchor to initiate an alteration in the operation of the second anchor from the remote control, such that the remote control is operable to control each of the first and second anchors.
An anchor for a watercraft, comprising:
- a base section;
- at least one anchor extension carried by the base section, the at least one anchor extension deployable and retractable relative to the base section;
- and
- a visual indicator, the visual indicator operable to display a visual indication corresponding to an amount of deployment of the at least one anchor extension relative to the base section.
An anchor for a watercraft, comprising:
- a base section;
- at least one anchor extension carried by the base section;
- a mounting bracket;
- and
- a connection arrangement between the mounting bracket and the base section, the connection arrangement providing both linear and angular adjustment of the base section relative to the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.