US2013104790A1PendingUtilityA1

Shallow Water Anchor

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 1, 2010Filed: Dec 20, 2012Published: May 2, 2013
Est. expiryMar 1, 2030(~3.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Darrel A. BernloehrGregory Paul BeamerDavid M. Samek
B63B 21/30B63B 34/05B63B 2221/24B63B 21/24B63B 21/26
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Abstract

A shallow water anchor is provided. The shallow water anchor comprises a first anchor extension and a second anchor extension axially received by a housing. The first anchor extension is axially received by the second anchor extension such that the first and second anchor extensions are sequentially deployable from the housing using an actuation arrangement. The actuation arrangement is controlled by a control interface that is operable to detect when the shallow water anchor has reached a fully extended state and fully retracted state. The shallow water anchor further includes a biasing compensator that compensates for fluctuations in the overall depth of water the anchor is deployed in due to waves or other anomalies.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An anchoring system for a watercraft, comprising:
 a first anchor having a first electronic receiver; and   a remote control including a transmitter arrangement operable to send at least one electronic control signal directly to the first electronic receiver of the first anchor and to a second electronic receiver of a second anchor, such that the remote control can directly control the first anchor and the second anchor.   
     
     
         2 . The anchoring system of  claim 1  wherein the remote control is operable to control the first anchor and the second anchor simultaneously. 
     
     
         3 . The anchoring system of  claim 1  wherein the transmitter arrangement is operable to send at least a first and a second electronic control signal, the remote control further including an anchor selector switch, the anchor selector switch operable to configure the transmitter arrangement to send at least one of the first and second electronic control signals. 
     
     
         4 . The anchoring system of  claim 3 , wherein the remote control is operable to send the first and second electronic control signals directly to the first and second electronic receivers such that the first and second electronic control signals do not have interaction with the other ones of the first and second anchors as the first and second electronic control signals are transmitted to the first and second anchors, respectively. 
     
     
         5 . The anchoring system of  claim 4 , wherein the first anchor, second anchor and remote control are configured such that the first anchor alters a length thereof only in response to the first electronic control signal and not the second electronic control signal and the second anchor only alters a length thereof in response to the second electronic control signal and not the first electronic control signal. 
     
     
         6 . The anchoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic control signal is sent wirelessly from the remote control. 
     
     
         7 . The anchoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control is operable to control the first anchor and the second anchor independently of one another. 
     
     
         8 . The anchoring system of  claim 3 , wherein the first and second electronic control signals are identical. 
     
     
         9 . The anchoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control includes at least one button, the remote control and transmitter arrangement configured to send the at least one electronic control signal only after multiple depressions of the at least one button in rapid succession. 
     
     
         10 . The anchoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control includes at least one button, the first anchor configured such that, upon depression and immediate release of the at least one button, the first anchor will transition from a fully retracted state to a fully deployed state. 
     
     
         11 . The anchoring system of  claim 10 , wherein the first anchor is configured such that, upon depression and immediate release of the at least one button, the first anchor will transition from a fully deployed state to a fully retracted state. 
     
     
         12 . A method for operating an anchoring system, comprising the steps of:
 sending an electronic control signal directly to a first anchor to initiate an alteration in a length of the first anchor from a remote control; and   sending an electronic control signal directly to a second anchor to initiate an alteration in a length of the second anchor from the remote control, such that the remote control is operable to control each of the first and second anchors.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the steps of sending the electronic control signal directly to the first anchor to initiate an alteration in the length of the first anchor from the remote control and sending the electronic control signal directly to the second anchor to initiate an alteration in the length of the second anchor from the remote control include sending an identical electronic control signal to both the first and second anchors from the remote control. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the steps of sending the electronic control signal directly to the first anchor to initiate an alteration in the length of the first anchor from a remote control and sending the electronic control signal directly to the second anchor to initiate an alteration in the length of the second anchor from the remote control includes sending a first electronic control signal to the first anchor and a second electronic control signal to the second anchor, the first and second electronic control signals different from one another. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising a step of selecting, with the remote control, one of the first and second anchors to be controlled by the remote control, and sending the first electronic control signal when the first anchor is selected and sending the second electronic control signal when the second anchor is selected. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising a step of selecting, with the remote control, both of the first and second anchors to be controlled by the first remote control, and then sending the same electronic control signal to both the first and second anchors from the remote control simultaneously. 
     
     
         17 . An anchor for a watercraft, comprising:
 a base section;   at least one anchor extension carried by the base section, the at least one anchor extension deployable and retractable relative to the base section; and   a visual indicator, the visual indicator operable to display a visual indication corresponding to a length of extension of the at least one anchor extension greater than a fully retracted position of the at least one anchor extension relative to the base section.   
     
     
         18 . The anchor of  claim 17 , wherein the base section is a housing that axially receives the at least one anchor extension, and wherein the housing remains fixed relative to the at least one anchor extension during deployment and retraction thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The anchor of  claim 17 , wherein the visual indicator is at least one LED light. 
     
     
         20 . The anchor of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one LED light comprises a linear row of LED lights.

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