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US 7,111,576 B2Granted
Anchor with smaller second fluke
OwnerRex William Francisinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved anchor which is capable of being readily laid, irrespective of the holding or anchorage involved. The anchor includes a first fluke or base member (2), an elongate shank member (9) to which at least one anchor line or chain may be attached, and a second fluke (20) from and disposed substantially parallel to the first fluke (2) but is of a smaller size than the first fluke (2).
Claims20
An improved anchor, comprising:
- a first fluke or base member, one end thereof constituting a leading end of said anchor and being adapted to assist in anchorage/embedding of said anchor within a given holding;
- an elongate shank member fixedly attached to said first fluke, said shank member being adapted to receive, and releasably retain, at least one anchor line;
- stabilizing means associated with said first fluke or base member, said stabilizing means including a member which is substantially semi-circular in shape, said stabilizing means serving to ensure that said anchor readily assumes an operating configuration and is restored to said operating configuration even after having been disturbed therefrom:
- and a second fluke associated with said shank member and adapted to be fixedly secured to the uppermost surface of said shank member and to said stabilizing means, said second fluke being spaced apart from said first fluke and disposed substantially parallel thereto, and wherein said second fluke is of a smaller size than said first fluke.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.