Patent ID: 11919344
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. An ice anchoring assembly for providing a point of stability on an ice layer atop a body of water, the assembly comprising:
a tether that is elongated and has a first end and a second end, the tether having a length from the first end to the second end being greater than 3.0 feet, the tether comprising a nylon webbing material, the first end comprising a closed loop;
an anchor being attached to the second end of the tether, the anchor being less buoyant than water such that the anchor sinks when positioned in the body of water, the anchor having length dimension extending from a first lateral edge to a second lateral edge and a width dimension extending from a front side to a rear side, the length dimension being elongated with respect to the width dimension, the length dimension being equal to at least 9.0 inches, the width dimension being equal to no more than 6.0 inches, the anchor being comprised of a rigid material, the rigid material being a metallic material;
the tether being secured to the anchor such that a longitudinal axis of the anchor extending through the first and second lateral edges forms an angle with a horizontal plane between 0° and 45° when the anchor is hung freely from the tether;
a biasing member being attached to the anchor, the biasing member being actuated to urge the longitudinal axis toward a vertical orientation, the biasing member including a cable having an upper end and lower end, the lower end being attached to the anchor nearer to the first lateral edge than the second lateral edge, the upper end of the cable being pulled upwardly to bias the first lateral edge upwardly to form the angle with the horizontal plane being greater than 75°; and
a plurality of eyelets being attached to the tether and being spaced from each other along a line extending from the first end to the second end, the cable extending through the eyelets.