Patent ID: 11932353
Assignee: CYRIL J. SILBERMAN
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. A hydraulic piston spud pole for anchoring a vessel, comprising:
a) an elongate sleeve configured to be affixed to a vessel and having a top, a hydraulic inlet, and a bottom terminating in a bottom aperture, at least a portion of the elongate sleeve including the hydraulic inlet being formed to contain a hydraulic column;
b) a spud pole having a piston and vertically-movably seated within the elongate sleeve;
c) a pump assembly comprising a pump, a pump inlet line connecting the pump to a source of water, and a pump outlet line connecting the pump to the hydraulic inlet; and
d) means for controlling the pump assembly to selectively cause lifting and dropping of the spud pole.