Patent ID: 6273017
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A device for mooring a boat, comprising:an elongate rigid handle member having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an eyelet;a flexible mooring line having a first end secured at the distal end of the handle and a second end adapted to join to the boat, the mooring line extending through the eyelet and along an exterior of the handle member to the proximal end to form a loop at the distal end for placing over a securing object, wherein a size of the loop can be adjusted by feeding more or less of the line through the eyelet; andwherein the mooring line comprises a first portion that forms the loop for fitting around a securing object and a second portion adapted to join to the boat, wherein the second portion is more flexible than the first portion and the first portion is more resilient than the second portion to readily form a loop.