Buoy marker with deploying anchor
View Patent ↗A marker buoy constructed of a main shaft extending vertically when in use and including a marker flag, a floating body, and a spool mounted to the main shaft.
1. A marker buoy comprising:
a) a vertical shaft having an upper end and a lower end;
b) a marker mounted to said upper end of said shaft said shaft and a spool mounted to said lower end of said shaft;
c) a line mounted to said spool and an anchor attached to the end of said line;
d) a buoy body mounted to said shaft intermediate said marker and said spool;
e) said spool comprising a plurality of arcuately spaced spool arms with slot formed in the end of each arm, and
f) said line being wound around and positioned within said slots formed in said arms, and
g) said vertical shaft and said arms being formed of PVC tubing.
2. A marker buoy comprising:
a) a vertical shaft having an upper end and a lower end;
b) a marker mounted to said upper end of said shaft said shaft and a spool mounted to said lower end of said shaft;
c) a line mounted to said spool and an anchor attached to the end of said line;
d) a buoy body mounted to said shaft intermediate said marker and said spool;
e) said spool comprising a plurality of arcuately spaced spool arms with slot formed in the end of each arm, and
f) said line being wound around and positioned within said slots formed in said arms, and
g) said shaft and said spool being formed of plastic tubing.
3. The marker buoy as defined in claim 2 and including a clicker mounted to said shaft and extending between said spool arms to resist rotation of said spool.
4. The marker buoy as defined in claim 2 and a driver connector mounted to said spool to receive means for rotating said spool to wind up said line.
5. The marker buoy as defined in claim 2 in which said marker is a flag.
6. The marker buoy as defined in claim 2 and including a guide formed in the lower end of said shaft to center the line from said spool.