Ships – Anchor
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-30
2001-04-24
Swinehart, Ed (Department: 3617)
Ships
Anchor
C440S036000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06220197
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The use of fishing boats or marine vessels in shallow water or along the edge of the shoreline goes hand in hand with the success of a fishing effort. For the same reason, fish harbor in the brush or along the shoreline, larger fish prey on smaller fish near these hiding places. When fishing in these areas, the operator of the boat must be able to maneuver the boat without hitting the brush and follow the indications provided by a fishfinder.
A trolling motor is the most common means of navigating in shallow or hazardous water at a slow speed but fails to provide any provisions for stopping the boat. If a boat is taken near the shoreline for fishing, the trolling motor makes the boat sail, often into the shoreline damaging the boat or quickly through schools of fish. Stumps often provide the most hazardous damage to boats and are capable of damaging the trolling motor as well.
Some of the earliest means for operating the boat on a waterway was provided by men using long poles to push off the river bed to move the boat along the waterway. Such poles are also well known to provide a means for breaking boats or docking a boat. Nevertheless, there exists a need for operating and stopping boats in hazardous waterways for recreational use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a device for operating and anchoring a watercraft in water areas with brush, stumps, in shallow areas, and along shoreline.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device which is attachable to a watercraft and has an adjustable universally operated pole that may be locked into anchoring position.
It is another object of the present invention to provide and operating and anchoring device for a boat used for fishing in congested areas.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a device for quickly anchoring a watercraft for fishing in a congested area.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a device for operating a boat in a congested areas and then anchoring the boat.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a device for quickly moving and anchoring a boat in a congested area.
The present invention provides the operator of a watercraft with a device for operating the watercraft in hazardous areas without the need of a trolling motor and without damaging the boat. The device includes an easy to operate spud assembly which includes a bracket that may be retrofitted onto any watercraft already in use. The spud assembly permits the operator to immediately stop the watercraft for temporary anchoring or long term anchoring. The spud assembly also permits the operator to walk the watercraft around brush piles in the water, along shorelines, in shallow water or through pilings.
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