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US 2015/0092402 A1Published application
Method and Apparatus for Locating a Mooring Beacon
OwnerSusan Waldropinventor
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A remote controlled lighted mooring beacon is adapted to be secured to a mooring ball. The beacon includes a central shaft of a mooring stick. A ballast at the base of the shaft contains at least one battery which supplies the ballast for the mooring stick. A float surrounds a middle portion of the mooring stick and is located along the shaft between the top of the shaft and the ballast. An electronics package is located on the shaft including a receiver that responds to a wireless code for generating an activation signal. A 360 degree viewable high intensity light source is on top of the shaft, is daylight visible and is activated by the actuation. A conductor is connected from the at least one battery in the ballast to the electronics package and the light source for the powering thereof for at least one boating season.
A remote controlled lighted mooring beacon adapted to be secured to a mooring ball, comprising:
A method for extending the lifetime of a remote controlled illuminated mooring mooring stick having a lighted end and a float located along the length thereof, comprising the steps of:
A system for indicating the dock to which a vessel approaching a series of docks is to be used in the mooring of the vessel, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.