US 4,899,680 A · Boat mooring device and method of using same

Abstract

A boat mooring device, and a method of using it, includes a first shank member, having an axial protuberance thereon and three integrally connected cross arm members, and a second shank member having an axial protuberance thereon, a pair of parallel spaced apart cross arms, one at the end of said second shank member, and a U-shaped yoke disposed at the opposite end of said second shank member for releasably receiving the first shank member, and a mooring line attached to a boat.

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Dependent claims

A boat mooring device comprising:

a shank member, said shank member being a rod;
a first cross arm member perpendicular to said shank member and disposed on one end thereof;
a second cross arm member perpendicular to said shank member and oppositely disposed said first cross arm member extending from the opposite end of said shank member;
a third cross arm member perpendicular to said shank member and disposed in a parallel spaced-apart manner from said first cross arm member and said second cross arm member;
said third cross arm member being disposed closer to said first cross arm member than said second cross arm member;
said first, second, and third cross arm members each being a rod and being attached to said shank member at their central portions;
said first cross arm member being adapted for attaching a mooring line thereto when said second cross arm member is inserted into a retaining slot formed by planks of one thickness;
and
said second cross arm member being adapted to engage a mooring line when said first cross arm member is inserted into a retaining slot formed by planks of a greater thickness.

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A method of securing a mooring cable comprising:

using a mooring device including a shank member, said shank member being a rod;
a first cross arm member perpendicular to said shank member and disposed on one end thereof;
a second cross arm member perpendicular to said shank member and oppositely disposed said first cross arm member extending from the opposite end of said shank member;
a third cross arm member perpendicular to said shank member and disposed in a parallel spaced-apart manner from said first cross arm member and said second cross arm member;
said third cross arm member being disposed closer to said first cross arm member than said second cross arm member;
said first, second, and third cross arm members each being a rod and being attached to said shank member at their central portions;
said first cross arm member being adapted for attaching a mooring line thereto when said second cross arm member is inserted into a retaining slot formed by planks of one thickness;
and said second cross arm member being adapted to engage a mooring line when said first cross arm member is inserted into a retaining slot formed by planks of a greater thickness;
holding the first shank member above the space between adjacent planking members with the outer and inner arms thereof parallel to said planking member surfaces;
sliding the first shank member through and between the space between said planking members until the outer arm member extends below the lower surface of said planking members;
rotating said first shank member 90.degree. so that the outer arm sections and the inner arm sections extend perpendicular for the longitudinal axis of the planking members;
holding the second shank member above the space between adjacent planking member with the outer, inner and cross arms thereof parallel to said planking member surfaces;
sliding the second shank member through and between the space between said planking members until the outer arm member extends below the lower surface of said planking member;
rotating said second shank member 90.degree. so that the outer arm sections and the cross arm sections extend perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the planking member;
mounting the second shank member into said yoke means on said first shank member;
attaching a mooring cable to a locking means;
and
affixing said locking means to said yoke means to lock said first shank member and said second shank member together.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description5,112 words

Summary1,708 words

#1. Technical Field

#The present invention relates in general to a boat mooring device as well as a method of using it for boat mooring purposes. More particularly, the invention relates to the mooring device itself, which enables a variety of anchoring techniques to be used to fix a boat in a stationary position.

#2. Background Art

Brief description of the drawings9 figures

#The above mentioned and other objects and features of this invention and the manner of attaining them will become apparent, and the invention itself will be best understood by reference to the following description of the embodiment of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of a mooring device constructed in accordance with the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a pictorial view of the mooring device of FIG. 1, illustrating the device for helping secure a mooring lining about a stationary post;

Detailed description3,142 words

#Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to FIGS. 1-6 thereof, there is shown a new improved mooring device 10 which is constructed in accordance with the present invention. The device 10 may be used to secure a mooring line 20 of a boat (not shown) to a variety of fixed stationary objects, for tethering it in place.

#As best seen in FIG. 1, the mooring device 10 is of a unitary construction of any suitable noncorrosive material, such as aluminum or other material. The device 10 generally comprises an elongated shank member 11 having thereon an axial protuberance generally indicated at 12, in the form of a short longitudinal rod member 12A. Two elongated cross members 13 and 14, fixed transversely on opposite ends of the shank member 11 forming inner arm sections 15 and 16 and outer arm sections 18 and 19 extending laterally and in diametrically opposing directions from the shank member. A center or intermediate cross arm member 17 is fixed to and extends transversely to the shank member 11. Each one of the cross members 13 and 14 are identical to one another, and have an axial length which is substantially equal to the length of the shank member 11. Thus, except for the protuberance 12, the device 10 comprises four like members, which are fixed together by any suitable technique, such as welding. Therefore, there is a cost efficient manner of making the device 12 out of rod stock by cutting it to uniform lengths, because substantially all of the parts are identical and thus are interchangeable. They are efficient to manufacture and inventory.

#While this manufacturing technique is preferred, other techniques can also be employed For example, the device can be made of a suitable one-piece construction, such as by a metal casting process.

Facts

Application

07/197,768Filed 23 May 1988

Granted

13 Feb 1990

Term ended

23 May 2008

Estimated · how

Pre-1995 term; greater of 17 years from grant or 20 years from filing when eligible. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification5 codes

B63B 21/00
Tying-up
B63B 21/24
Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring: anchors
Y10T 24/3916
Cord and rope holders: one-piece
B63B
Ships or other waterborne vessels

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