Anchor assembly

An exchangeable anchor assembly, including removable and interchangeable parts which can be easily taken apart by the user for storage and quick reassembly, said anchor assembly comprising:

• a stem having a free end adapted to be connected to a line and an opposite end having a round opening;
• a cross bar having an unround cross-section received in said opening of said stem, said cross bar being rotatably disposed with respect to and perpendicular to said stem;
• a pair of removable crown plates disposed at said opposite end of said stem on opposite sides thereof, said crown plates having an opening the dimensions of which are substantially equal to that of said cross bar and being slidable on said cross bar from opposite ends thereof, said plates being removably connectable with said cross bar;
• a set of stop-limit members removably connected between said crown plates;
• such that said opposite end of said stem is rotatably connected to said cross bar between said stop-limit members, said stop-limit members cooperating with said stem, permitting relative rotatable movement of said cross bar when said stop-limit members abut said stem;
• a stabilizer unit, including two wing elements, integrally connected with each of said crown plates, said wing elements lying in planes angularly displaced from each other approximately 60.degree.;
• at least two removable fluke units, including a sleeve having an opening the dimensions of which are substantially equal to that of said cross bar and disposed on the ends thereof, each of said fluke units including a fluke portion connected to its said respective sleeve, said sleeve permitting said fluke units to be removed from said cross bar;
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• means for removably securing said at least two fluke units onto said cross bar and holding said units against said crown plates for conjoint movement therewith, and for permitting removal of said sleeve from said cross bar whereby to remove said fluke units therewith.