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Granted Patent B2
US 11,820,466 · App. 17/353,252 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Mooring apparatus

Inventor: William Todd Streeter (Lake St. Croix Beach, MN)
Assignee: Baypointe Enterprises, Inc.
B63B21/20B63B21/04
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Patent No.
US 11,820,466
App. No.
17/353,252
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mooring apparatus may allow for watercraft to be secured to a mooring structure. An example of a mooring apparatus includes a frame secured to a shell cover at a plurality of points, a plurality of rollers disposed within the frame, and a tension bar disposed within the frame and parallel to the plurality or rollers.

Claims (18)

1. A mooring apparatus, comprising:

a frame secured to a shell cover at a plurality of points;

a plurality of rollers disposed within the frame, wherein the plurality of rollers comprises at least two parallel rollers arranged on axes and configured to receive a mooring structure therebetween in a perpendicular orientation; and

a tension bar disposed within the frame in a same plane and parallel to the plurality of rollers, wherein the frame includes a plurality of perforations, each perforation configured to receive a respective roller axis bolt.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rollers each have a concave outer surface to receive the mooring structure.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a mooring line eyebolt is coupled to an end of the apparatus, the mooring line eyebolt to couple the apparatus to a mooring line.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus includes a first side to be coupled to a mooring line and a second side opposite the first side, the tension bar extending a width of the frame proximal to the first side and distal to the second side.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rollers include a first roller coupled to the frame via a first roller axis bolt extending through a first perforation in the frame and a second perforation in the frame, and a second roller coupled to the frame via a second roller axis bolt extending through a third perforation in the frame and a fourth perforation in the frame.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein each perforation corresponds to a different respective selectable position for coupling of a roller therein.

7. A method of securing a mooring structure to a mooring apparatus, comprising:

receiving in a receiving chamber of the mooring apparatus, the mooring structure, wherein the mooring apparatus comprises:

a frame secured to a shell cover at a plurality of points;

a plurality of rollers disposed within the frame, wherein the plurality of rollers comprises at least two parallel rollers arranged on axes and configured to receive the mooring structure therebetween in a perpendicular orientation; and

a tension bar disposed within the frame in a same plane and parallel to the plurality of rollers, wherein the frame includes a plurality of perforations, each perforation configured to receive a respective roller axis bolt; and

securing the mooring apparatus to the mooring structure by:

placing the mooring structure between the at least two parallel rollers such that the plurality of rollers enables the apparatus to move along a length of the mooring structure,

wherein securing the apparatus to the mooring structure further includes selecting one or more of the plurality of perforations along the frame of the apparatus to hold the plurality of rollers.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein one of the at least two parallel rollers is disposed on a stopper bar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: STREETER, WILLIAM TODD
To: BAYPOINTE ENTERPRISES, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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