Ships – Anchor – Fluke type
Patent
1990-07-18
1991-10-08
Basinger, Sherman
Ships
Anchor
Fluke type
114304, 294 8234, B63B 2138
Patent
active
050544160
ABSTRACT:
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 longitudinally thereof with a lost motion connection provided between the latch operator and latch member. Cam-type stops are carried by the flukes and engagable by the latch member to releasably limit swinging of the flukes relative to the shank between positions angulated at least generally 30 degrees on either side of centered positions generally paralleling the shank and extending toward the second end portion thereof and also engagable with the latch member to cam the latter to its release position from its applied position upon return of the flukes past the stops toward their centered positions. Heavy spring structure yieldingly biases the shank operator toward its applied position and light spring structure yieldingly biases the latch member, toward the applied position relative to the shank operator. The latch member is shiftable by the cam-type stops from the applied position to the release position against the biasing action of the light spring independent of movement of the latch operator relative to the shank. The latch operator includes a portion thereof adjacent the second end of the shank to which one end of an anchor line may be attached.
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Basinger Sherman
Brahan Thomas J.
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