Patent ID: 9745022
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B63B

Claim:
1. In a shallow-water anchor configured to be mounted to a substantially vertical or slightly angled exterior surface of a boat, the anchor including a parallelogram beam having a primary beam, a secondary beam parallel to the primary beam, a first connecting arm, and a second connecting arm parallel to the first connecting arm, the primary beam, the secondary beam, the first connecting arm, and the second connecting arm coupled together to form a parallelogram, with a mounting base rigidly affixed to the first connecting arm so that the first connecting arm remains in a vertical position, the mounting base configured to be mounted to a substantially vertical or slightly angled exterior surface of a boat, an improvement comprising: a vertical rod forming the inner part of a telescope, joined to the second connecting arm, so that the rod remains in a vertical position when mounted to the boat; an outer telescoping tube positioned on the vertical rod in a sliding manner, connecting at a lower end to a semi-flexible fiberglass rod; an extension rod fixedly attached to outer end of the primary beam or the secondary beam, extending outwardly beyond connecting points of the beam with the connecting arm; and a link connecting the outer end of said extension rod and the upper end of the outer telescoping tube.