Claims
- 1. An anchor assembly structured to allow an anchor to be retrieved easily even when fouled, said retrievable anchor system comprising:
- an anchor having a shank and an arm, said shank and said arm each having a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal ends of said shank and said arm being joined in V-fashion, thus to form an acute angled crown therebetween;
- an anchor line having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end being attached to said crown of said anchor, said anchor line having a shaft attaching portion disposed a predetermined, significant distance from said bottom end of said anchor line;
- a tie being adapted to removably attach said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line to said distal end of said shank, said tie being adapted to break when a force exceeding a preselected value is applied to said anchor line, thus to release said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line from said shank, thereby transferring the pulling force applied to said anchor line from said shank to said crown to allow said anchor to be freed from entanglements.
- 2. The retrievable anchor assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said distal end of said shank has a loop fixed thereto, said loop being structured to have said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line attached thereto with said tie.
- 3. The retrievable anchor system as defined in claim 2, wherein a plurality of said ties are included, said ties being structured to be secured around said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line and said loop to removably attach said shaft attaching porion of said anchor line to said distal end of said shank, so that said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line may be easily reattached to said shaft of said anchor after one of said ties is broken.
- 4. The retrievable anchor system as defined in claim 3, wherein said tie is made from a flexible material into an elongate strip having a first end and a second end, said first end of said tie being structured to be fixed to said second end of said tie.
- 5. The retrievable anchor assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said arm and said shank are tapered at their respective said distal ends.
- 6. The retrievable anchor assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein said distal end of said shank has a loop fixedly attached thereto, said loop being structured to have said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line attached thereto with said tie.
- 7. The retrievable anchor system as defined in claim 6, wherein a plurality of said ties are included, said ties being structured to be secured around said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line and said loop to removably attach said shaft attaching porion of said anchor line to said distal end of said shank, so that said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line may be easily reattached to said shaft of said anchor after one of said ties is broken.
- 8. The retrievable anchor system as defined in claim 7, wherein said tie is made from a flexible material into an elongate strip having a first end and a second end, said first end of said tie being structured to be fixed to said second end of said tie.
- 9. The retrievable anchor system as defined in claim 1, wherein said anchor is coated with a rust resistant material.
- 10. The retrievable anchor assembly as defined in claim 9, wherein said arm and said shank are tapered at their respective said distal ends.
- 11. The retrievable anchor assembly as defined in claim 10, wherein said distal end of said shank has a loop fixed thereto, said loop being structured to have said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line attached thereto with said tie.
- 12. The retrievable anchor system as defined in claim 11, wherein a plurality of said ties are included, said ties being structured to be secured around said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line and said loop to removably attach said shaft attaching porion of said anchor line to said distal end of said shank, so that said shaft attaching portion of said anchor line may be easily reattached to said shaft of said anchor after one of said ties is broken.
- 13. The retrievable anchor system as defined in claim 12, wherein said tie is made from a flexible material into an elongate strip having a first end and a second end, said first end of said tie being structured to be fixed to said second end of said tie.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Pat. application Ser. No. 60/026,214, filed Sep. 17, 1996.
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