Ships – Anchor – With dislodgement means
Patent
1987-04-20
1988-08-16
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Ships
Anchor
With dislodgement means
114303, B63B 2144
Patent
active
047635975
ABSTRACT:
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 of the shank, the coupling assembly including a retaining member for pivotal coupling to the fluke assemblies and a slide block member having a passage for receiving the retaining member therein, displacement of one relative to the other enabling pivoting of the fluke assemblies between folded and unfolded positions, this being accomplished by 90 degree pivoting of the fluke assemblies about first axes generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shank, whereby the two flukes may be rotated toward each other into proximate facing relation, or away from each other into alignment. The interconnection of the shank with the retaining member, along with the dimensioning and configuration of the slide block member, enables a limited amount of angular movement on a second axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the shank relative to the flukes to facilitate engagement and disengagement relative to the sea bed. The flukes are generally right triangularly configured and formed of plate metal, the shank portions are formed of metal bar stock, and the balance of the anchor is formed from readily available metal stock assembled with conventional metal fabrication methods, such as welding and bending.
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Avila Stephen P.
JSS Scientific Corporation
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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