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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316196 | Method and apparatus for handling mooring lines Apparatus and methods of monitoring mooring lines of an offshore drilling rig, with the apparatus including a communication system in communication with a global positioning system, providing position coordinates of the apparatus at a first point on the line, and al... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7143712 | Anchor system An anchor system has two anchor members pivotally connected and spaced apart head to tail. The anchor member tied to the line is larger than the terminal anchor. The tail of the tethered anchor member rests on the head of the terminal anchor member to stabilize the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7082888 | Take apart anchor A take apart anchor has a shank with an eye opening at its upper end adapted for connecting to a shackle and a pivot opening at its lower end adapted for receiving a mechanical fastener for attaching the shank to a stock. The stock has two wings extending away from ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6968798 | Anchor with releasable shank An anchor has a shank pivotally connected to a fluke structure via a pivot mount for rotation between locked and release configurations. The shank has a locking surface distal from the pivot mount engaging a portion of the fluke structure to resist the rotation in t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966273 | Anchor for anchoring to underwater structures An anchor for anchoring a vessel to an underwater structure. The anchor includes a shaft and at least three inexpensive flukes each attached to the shaft with a tension adjustable release mechanism. In use at least one of the inexpensive flukes grapple onto a portio... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951183 | Marine anchor release device A marine anchor release mechanism that can be utilized on several pre-manufactured claw, plow or fluke type anchors for unsnagging the anchors from underwater obstructions. The release mechanism consists of two blade type brackets that run parallel to the shank of a... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6880479 | Inflatable anchor lift A buoyancy powered device for raising or assisting in raising anchors from the bottom of a body of water. The device is remotely inflated through a hose that is preferably placed inside a protective outer shell. The rope attached to the anchor is also preferably pla... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6311636 | Anchor and method of uncoupling for such anchor An anchor has a fluke with a longitudinal axis that extends from the rear end of the fluke to its front end. A connection member couples the fluke with the lower end of an anchor line. The connection member comprises an anchor shank and at least one coupl... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6119618 | Spring biased modular boat anchor and kit A modular anchor with a compressible spring member that permits its easy retrieval from the floor onto which the anchor became stuck. This retrieval is accomplished by merely pulling the anchor cable, the integrity of the cable being preserved as a conseq... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6038996 | Modular boat anchor and kit A modular anchor with a stress sensitive shank that permits its easy retrieval from the floor onto which the anchor became stuck. This retrieval is accomplished by merely pulling the anchor cable, the integrity of the cable being preserved as a consequenc... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6009826 | Boat anchor with snag release mechanism A boat anchor and a retrieving mechanism for unsnagging the anchor from an underwater obstruction. The anchor includes an anchor body and a shank pivotally connected to the anchor body. The retrieving mechanism includes an elongated shank line connected b... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5890451 | Anchoring apparatus and method A drag embedment normal load anchor ("Denla") comprises a fluke with a shank pivotally attached thereto, the shank including an anchor cable attachment point and control or restraint mechanisms whereby the shank can be set such that the cable attachment p... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5797340 | Anchor retrieval system and device An anchor retrieval system comprising a buoy (20) from which there depends an anchor retrieval device (40) comprising an aperture through which an anchor chain or rope or the like can pass, which anchor chain or rope or the like has one end attached to a ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5766049 | Anchor monitor and retrieval buoy This nautical buoy is used to monitor the surface projection of a deployed anchor by floating above the anchor. This is accomplished by a connecting tether-line (16) from the buoy to the trip-eye of an anchor (48) attached using a shackle (18). As the anc... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5690047 | Buoyant anchorage mechanism A sea anchor may be lifted from the sea bottom by remotely inflating an inflatable float connected to the anchor. The inflated float provides a buoyant lift force that automatically lifts the anchor to the water surface or assists a person in lifting the ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5666899 | Boat anchor retrieval system and apparatus A float catch for a boat anchoring and retrieval system includes a body with a head section and a tail section, the body being secured to an anchor line. The head section defines an anchor rope passageway through which an anchor line passes and is engaged... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5619947 | Releasable anchor A releasable anchor includes a generally "J" shaped fluke formed of a resilient material which has memory to return the fluke to a "J" shape after a biasing force has been applied thereto. Preferably, the fluke is formed of a strap of spring steel and has... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5579712 | Releasable anchor The present invention relates to a releasable anchor for securing a boat or marine vessel to a desired position having a weighted body with a central bore extending throughout its length through which an elastic strip is pulled in such a way as to form a ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5154131 | Anchor An anchor which attaches to a tree, stump or other stationary object for anchoring a buoyant vessel such as a boat, in a relatively stationary position. The anchor consisting of a clamping device, a pair of tongs attached to and extending from the clampin... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5095842 | Collapsible anchor having releasable flukes A simple, easily affordable and portable, yet rugged and reliable, collapsible anchor is disclosed for use with small water craft, particularly those susceptible to damage by sharp edges or protuberances of a conventional non-collapsible anchor stower abo... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4987847 | Anchor retrieving device An anchor retrieving device for transmitting the anchoring power from a main anchoring line to the end of a shank of an anchor opposite to the crown end when the device is held in the locking position and for transmitting the anchor raising power from the... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4958586 | Folding anchor A folding anchor, having a shank formed in two pieces and pivotally joined together with a spring biased locking device. The fluke assemblies are pivotally connected via a coupling assembly at the lower end of the shank, the coupling assembly including fi... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4951593 | Anchor with snag release mechanics A two piece shank structure releasably retains a single central shank tube detachable from the shanks. The shanks are affixed in position on the surface of two double edged flukes. The double edged flukes are attached to a main fluke shaft. The anchor lin... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4926779 | Marine anchor equipped with anchor weighing means The marine anchor has two symmetrical flukes, each one of them fitted with a pair of symmetrical ledges. Between the flukes, a shank is capable of pivoting around a transverse shaft that joins the two flukes, so as to form, relative to the shaft, a fore a... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4922847 | Pliant anchoring device for use with disposable ballast A pliant anchoring device (10) includes a pliant anchor (12) having a pliant pouch (14) and a pliant extension (16), a first rope (24) that is attached to a first attaching point (18), and a second rope (26) that is attached to a second attaching point (2... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4869193 | Anchor A device for an anchor comprising an anchor shank, which anchor is to be handled by means of a chaser. The chaser is paid out to the anchor along an anchor line on a separate chaser line and seized on the anchor. The device comprises means arranged for tu... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4846093 | System for releasing an anchor moored to the bottom of the sea A system for releasing an anchor moored to the bottom of the sea, based on a mechanical device being inserted between the lower end of the anchor suspension chain or cable and the upper part of the arm of the anchor. The mechanical device basically compri... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4836126 | Anchor retrieving device An anchor retrieving device adapted to be interposed between an anchor and one end of a main anchoring line. The anchor includes a shank having a crown end and at least one fluke. The anchor retrieving device comprises: a lock assembly having an upper end... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4780026 | Tension leg platform and installation method therefor A tether and tether tensioning system for a tension leg platform. A plurality of elongate tethers 12 are used to secure a tension leg platform hull 20 to a foundation 14 at the ocean floor. Each tether 12 has a lower end secured to the ocean floor foundat... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4763597 | Folding anchor A folding anchor having a shank formed in two pieces and joined together with a keyhole fitting, and, upon pivoting the upper shank abuttingly overlies the lower shank. The fluke assemblies are pivotally connected via a coupling assembly at the lower end ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4655158 | Boat anchor including releasable coupling means An improved boat anchor assembly including an anchor shank having a fluke pivotally connected thereto and supported for angular displacement about an axis normally related to the longitudinal axis of the shank, motion limiting stops mounted on the shank f... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4552087 | Anchor lifting device An apparatus to allow hauling of a boat anchor, attached to an anchor line. The apparatus comprises a body that can be attached to a float and to a sea anchor. Once raised the anchor can be maintained in a raised position. There is a support for the line ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4459933 | Marine tether anchoring device A marine tether anchoring device comprises an anchor body and a segmented spring collet that moves axially relative to the anchor body. As the anchor body moves downwardly relative to the collet the upper end of the collet is expanded by a wedge structure... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4417538 | Marine anchor with release capability An anchor having release capabilities includes a pair of generally planar and spaced-apart flukes joined to a cylindrical tube. A shaft is located intermediate the flukes, the tube passing through the shaft to provide 360° movement between the flukes and... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4386575 | Boat anchor A dynamic anchor composed of two laterally positioned anchor flukes for facile penetration into the bottom structure of a water course, and a retractor to withdraw the flukes from the bottom. The retractor is mounted for relative reciprocal movement along... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4380207 | Anchoring apparatus An anchoring apparatus includes a resiliently urged cam assembly. Flukes of the apparatus are automatically set in a sea bed engaging position and are releasable for permitting removal from the sea bed. The flukes are then automatically reset.... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4369727 | Anchor An improved anchor comprising a longitudinal shank assembly, a fluke assembly mounted on an axle that is perpendicularly disposed with respect to the shank assembly and a release mechanism that allows, when tripped, the fluke assembly to rotate freely to ... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4337717 | Reversible grappling anchor An anchor which includes an anchoring head having slidably mounted relative thereto a frame which, in turn, carries a slip ring for the anchor cable. The anchor head includes a plurality of mud barbs joined by sand plates for firm anchoring in a bottom. T... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4317423 | Anchor A boat or ship anchor having a crown portion with a spaced apart pair of flukes projecting forwardly therefrom in the same plane, and a pair of tail plates extending rearwardly therefrom, the tail plates being splayed to present a large frontal area. Inte... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4230062 | Releasable boat anchor An improved releasable boat anchor of the double-acting type for anchoring a boat and for releasing itself from an underwater obstruction in which the anchor may be captured, the anchor comprising a fluke body and a shank, the shank comprising an intermed... | 10/28/1980 |
