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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7121222 | Anchor assembly and method An anchor assembly and method includes a boat that has a length less than 15 feet. A catch is attached to the boat. A housing has a first side wall, a second side wall and a peripheral wall extending there between. A spool is rotatably mounted in the housing. A rota... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6155194 | Plough anchor An improved plough anchor is provided, having an elongate shank and a plough body, the plough body having provided therein a neck portion pivotally attached to the remainder thereof and through which the elongate shank is connected thereto, the axis descr... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5855181 | Fixed shank plow anchor A fixed shank plow anchor includes a weighted nose having a spike incorporated into it to enhance deployment of the anchor on the sea bed. The center of gravity of the anchor is situated within the shank so that when the anchor drops onto a sea bed, and f... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5806456 | Variable attact angle marine spade anchors Plow type anchors that include a fluke and an arcuate shank having a long leg portion and a short leg portion that attaches the long leg portion to the fluke are improved by being provided with a plurality of hitch members spaced apart longitudinally alon... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5622135 | Anchor An anchor with pivoted flukes and a track upon which an anchor line is slidably connected to the anchor has a pair of fluke drivers adjacent the flukes which produce a significant included angle of the flukes with respect to the bed of a body of water. Th... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5511506 | Marine anchor A marine anchor has an anhedral fluke with a shank attached thereto including an anchor line attachment point. A rear plate assembly behind the fluke is inclined at an obtuse angle to the fluke and serves to provide a turning moment about the atta... | 04/30/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5067430 | Anchor with axis control bar An anchor including an axis control bar for holding a vessel in place. The anchor has a pair of planes extending from a crown made up of two flat vanes. An axis control bar is connected between the planes for providing enhanced structural strength and lev... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5054416 | Boat anchor with fluke release and reset mechanism An elongated shank is provided having first and second end portions. A pair of anchor flukes are pivotally supported from the first end portion on opposite sides thereof and a latch member and operator are mounted from the shank for movement longitudinall... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4856451 | Fluked burial devices A marine anchor comprises a fluke with a shank attached to the fluke to enable the anchor to be joined to an anchor cable. Additionally there is provided a soil barrier plate located aft of the rear of the fluke but above the level of the fluke, with a so... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4579077 | Collapsible anchor having releasable flukes A simple yet rugged and reliable collapsible anchor in an anchor assembly is disclosed for use with various small craft which are susceptible to damage by a conventional anchor stowed aboard or by the anchor being fouled when there is a swift current. The... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4433635 | Single fluke anchor A single fluke anchor for ships, structures built floating on or in the water, buoys, fishing nets and the like comprising a fluke formed integral to a shank, a stabilizer located behind the fluke and formed integral with the fluke and perpendicular to th... | 02/28/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4394842 | Anchor An anchor having a twin fluke comprising closed hollow double-plate fluke structures, a shank hinged between the flukes substantially in the gravity center of the fluke, fluke angle delimiters on either side of the hinge, rear stabilizers at the side edge... | 07/26/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4210092 | Boat anchor A boat anchor having pivoted flukes and a readily detachable loop or pocket shank is provided on opposite sides of each fluke with a pair of free-swinging crown plates whose pivot axes are coaxial with the fluke pivot axis. Fixed stop elements on the crow... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4094264 | Quick-release, sure-set anti-fouling anchor A quick-release, anti-fouling anchor that can be quickly and surely set in either of two positions, 180° apart comprising a shank, with an enlarged end portion containing a closed loop cam-like opening, two flukes shaped like truncated triangles, stocks ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4089288 | Anchor with stabilization members In an anchor the stabilization arms transversely extending in the plane of the flukes are constructed as bars of quadrilateral cross-section having forwardly directed faces forming an acute angle with each other instead of rod-shaped. These bars are so fo... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4078512 | Lightweight anchor chock assembly A chock assembly for a lightweight anchor. The assembly is made up of two parts, a hollow heel shaped unit for holding the crown of the anchor and a unit having an oval ring shaped structure for holding the fluke tips and shank of the anchor.... | 03/14/1978 |
| 3964420 | Adjustable anchor An exchangeable anchor assembly, comprising a shank having a free end adapted to be connected to a line, with two parallel plates disposed at an opposite end of the shank sandwiching the shank therebetween. A stock is rotatably disposed between the plates... | 06/22/1976 |
