Patent ID: 6145461
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
An apparatus for mooring a watercraft to a dock, comprising: at least one mooring assembly, the mooring assembly comprising:a base adapted to be secured to the dock;at least one arm having a proximal end detachably mountable to said watercraft, the arm capable of being oriented toward the dock and terminating in a distal end;a clamp secured at the distal end of the arm, the clamp having a pair of jaws with opposing inner surfaces, the jaws secured at an acute angle to each other to define an open mouth at one end of the clamp and a closed back at the other end of the clamp;at least one tooth extending from the inner surface of each of the jaws, the at least one tooth defining a serpentine path extending from the mouth of the jaw; anda docking member secured to and extending outward from the dock toward the watercraft, the docking member having a diameter sized to be guidable through the serpentine path for mooring and unmooring the watercraft, the serpentine path inhibiting unintended unmooring of the watercraft as a result of natural forces.