Anchor fluke

An anchor fluke having a hollow body adapted for attachment to a shank and/or anchor lines, wherein the hollow body comprises:

• a longitudinal axis;
• a front penetration edge and a rear trailing edge which are located at a distance from one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis;
• an upper surface at an upper side and a lower surface at a lower side, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface are bounded by the front penetration edge, the rearing trailing edge and lateral edges;
• a plane of symmetry including the longitudinal axis and substantially perpendicular to the hollow body;
• at least one surface for counteracting a rolling movement about the longitudinal axis during penetration of the anchor fluke in an anchorage ground, wherein the at least one surface for counteracting the rolling movement is located at the lower side substantially between the front penetrating edge, the rear trailing edge, and the lateral edges;
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• at least one surface for counteracting a yawing movement about an axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and that is substantially located in the plane of symmetry during penetration in an anchorage ground, wherein the at least one surface for counteracting the yawing movement is located at the lower side substantially between the front penetrating edge, the rear trailing edge, and the lateral edges.

An anchor fluke having a body with a longitudinal axis, wherein the body is adapted for attachment to a shank and/or anchor lines, wherein the anchor fluke has a plane of symmetry including the longitudinal axis and substantially perpendicular to the body, wherein the body comprises:

• a front penetration edge and a rear trailing edge which are located at a distance from one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis;
• an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface are bounded by the front penetration edge, the rearing trailing edge and lateral edges;
• a plane of symmetry including the longitudinal axis and substantially perpendicular to either the upper surface, the lower surface, or therebetween;
• at least one surfaces for counteracting a rolling movement about the longitudinal axis during penetration of the anchor fluke in an anchorage ground, wherein the surfaces for counteracting the rolling movement are located at the lower side substantially between the front penetrating edge, the rear trailing edge, and the lateral edges;
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• at least one surfaces for counteracting a yawing movement about an axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and that is substantially located in the plane of symmetry during penetration in the anchorage ground, wherein the surfaces for counteracting the yawing movement are located at the lower side substantially between the front penetrating edge, the rear trailing edge, and the lateral edges.

An anchor fluke, comprising:

• a body having an upper and lower surface, a front penetration edge, and a rear trailing edge, the front penetration and rear trailing edges being spaced apart along a longitudinal axis extending through the body, the body having a plane of symmetry that contains the longitudinal axis and is substantially perpendicular to the body;
• a mechanism for resisting rotational movement of the body about the longitudinal axis, during penetration of the body in an anchorage ground, the mechanism for resisting rotational movement being spaced from the longitudinal axis and adjacent the lower surface of the body;
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• a mechanism for resisting yawing movement of the body about an axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and that is located in the plane of symmetry during penetration of the body in the anchorage ground, the mechanism for resisting yawing including at least one plate extending downward from the lower surface of the body.