Patent ID: 8413599
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: B63B,E02B

Abstract:
1. A device for use with a dock having a frame with decking on said frame, said device comprising: (a) a housing having a hole formed therein; (b) a retraction reel rotatably mounted within said housing; (c) a line having a running end and a fixed end, said fixed end attached to and wound onto said retraction reel, said running end of said line passing through said hole in said housing to the exterior of said housing; (d) a latch arm carried by said housing, said latch arm having a latched position and an unlatched position; (e) a locking arm pivotally mounted within said housing; (f) a dock board carried by said housing, said dock board having a recess, said latch arm fitting within said recess, wherein said dock board has a hole formed therein and in registration with said hole in said housing for said line to pass therethrough; and (g) a cam pivotally carried by said locking arm and proximate to said housing, wherein, when said latch arm is moved to said latched position, said latch arm pivots said locking arm to drive said cam against said line to hold said line against said housing so that, when said device is attached to a frame of a dock and a boat is attached to said running end of said line, said boat cannot drift away from said dock.