Watercraft mooring system
OwnerRichard J. Hileinventor
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Abstract
A mooring system for watercraft for use with an anchor, the mooring system having an elongated anchor line which is attachable to an anchor; a connection member which is connected to the elongated anchor line; one or more shore lines which are connected to the connection member; and a watercraft attachment line which is connected to the shore line. The watercraft attachment line is then attachable to watercraft, preferably small and/or personal watercraft such as a “jet-ski®” watercraft or the like to moor the watercraft in offshore water.
Claims6
A mooring system for use with an anchor to moor watercraft in offshore water, said mooring system comprising:
- an elongated line having first and second ends, the first end of which being attachable to an anchor;
- the second end of which being adapted to be connected to a fixture on shore;
- whereby said elongated line is disposed in a substantially stationary orientation when it is in use and connected by the first end to an anchor and by the second end to a fixture on shore;
- and
- a watercraft line which is connected to said elongated line;
- said watercraft line being connectable to a watercraft to moor the watercraft in a body of water offshore.
A method for mooring a watercraft using a mooring system which includes at least one elongated line having first and second ends, the first end of which being attachable to an anchor, and the second end of which being adapted to be connected to a fixture on shore;
- whereby said elongated line is disposed in a substantially stationary orientation when it is in use with the first end connected to an anchor and by the second end to a fixture on shore;
- and a watercraft line which is connected to said elongated line, the watercraft line being connectable to a watercraft to moor the watercraft in a body of water offshore;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- assuring the connection of the watercraft line to the elongated line if these are not already pre-connected to each other, and if not pre-connected, then connecting them;
- connecting the elongated line to an anchor if the elongated line is not already so connected to an anchor;
- setting the anchor in place offshore on the floor of the body of water in which the watercraft is to be moored;
- fixing the free end to a substantially fixed object on or near the shore either before or after setting the anchor in the anchoring position in the water;
- maneuvering a watercraft into mooring position;
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- connecting the watercraft to the watercraft line of the mooring system thereby leaving the watercraft securely moored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.