Patent ID: 9102385
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for braking a towed boat being towed behind a towing boat on a water surface, comprising: a) a plurality of cords, each said cord having a first end oriented toward the towing boat and a second end oriented toward the towed boat; b) a braking member, said braking member interposed in said plurality of cords, wherein said plurality of cords lie along the periphery of said braking member; c) wherein said braking member has the shape of a truncated cone, said braking member having a smaller diameter end and a larger diameter end, wherein said smaller diameter end is oriented toward said first end of said plurality of cords and said larger diameter end is oriented toward said second end of said plurality of cords; d) a longer tow line and a shorter tow line; and, e) wherein said longer tow line connects the towing boat to said first end of said plurality of cords and said shorter tow line connects the towed boat to said second end of said plurality of cords to permit the towed boat to be towed behind the towing boat and the towed boat to be braked when the towing boat stops.