Patent ID: 9242702
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B63B

Claim Text:
1. A floating buoy for holding an anchor line having a loop at one end, the buoy comprising: a buoyant body; a first opening and a second opening formed in the buoyant body, the first and second openings connected by a passage through the buoyant body, the first and second openings and the passage sized to allow a loop in an anchor line to move through the first opening and through the passage and through the second opening; and a first loop-securing structure connected to the buoyant body to provide a third opening sized to allow the anchor line to move therethrough and to prevent the loop from moving therethrough; wherein the first loop-securing structure comprises a first plate and a second plate, each of the first and second plates detachably connected to the buoyant body adjacent to the first opening, the first loop-securing structure movable from an open position to a closed position such that the first loop-securing structure in a closed position defines the third opening.