Patent ID: 8776712
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. An anchor for a watercraft, comprising: a base section; at least one anchor extension carried by the base section, the at least one anchor extension deployable and retractable relative to the base section; and a visual indicator, the visual indicator operable to display a visual indication corresponding to a length of extension of the at least one anchor extension relative to the base section. wherein the base section is a housing axially receiving the at least one anchor extension, the visual indicator is mounted to the housing and the housing remains fixed relative to the at least one anchor extension during a deployment and a retraction of the at least one anchor extension from the base section; further comprising a control interface, a sensor and an actuation arrangement, the actuation arrangement operable to axially deploy and retract the at least one anchor extension from the housing, the sensor operably connected to the control interface to provide a signal corresponding to the length of extension, the control interface operable to correlate the signal with the length of extension, and wherein a portion of the sensor is mounted upon the actuation arrangement; and wherein the actuation arrangement includes a motor and a clutch, the portion of the sensor is mounted to the clutch, the sensor operable to sense rotations of the clutch as the actuation arrangement operably deploys and retracts the at least one anchor extension, the rotations of the clutch corresponding to the length of extension of the at least one anchor extension.