Patent · US Expired

Retrievable vessel anchor with reliable grasping mechanism

US6098565A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
4References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 1999
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B21/46
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vessel anchor includes a body having a first cylindrical member and a second cylindrical member. The second cylindrical member is disposed substantially within the first cylindrical member. The vessel anchor further has a retention slide bar for affixing an anchor line. The first cylindrical member has at least one spaded edge and the second cylindrical member has a mass greater than the first cylindrical member.

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