Patent ID: 6227132
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B63B,B63J

Abstract:
A boat drain plug with cable tether for preventing a boat's drain plug from being lost, wherein the boat includes an internally threaded drain and at least one tie down cleat, the boat drain plug comprising, in combination:a cylindrical plug portion adapted for coupling with the drain of the boat, the cylindrical plug portion having an upper end, a lower end, and an externally threaded cylindrical side wall therebetween, the upper end having a block secured thereto, the block having an aperture therethrough, the lower end being receivable within the drain with the externally threaded side wall mating with the internally threaded drain;a length of safety cable formed into a lower loop and an upper loop by a pair of ferrules, the lower loop being coupled with the aperture of the block of the plug portion;a swivel loop having a central pivot member with opposed upper and lower looping members, the lower looping member coupling with the upper loop of the length of safety cable; anda safety line having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end coupling with the upper looping member of the swivel loop, the upper end being couplable with the tie down cleat of the boat.