Patent ID: 6578509
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
An improvement in a mooring whip installation wherein a mooring whip is mounted to a docking structure by a mooring whip mounting base to bias a moored boat away from the docking structure with the mooring whip moveable selectively between a mooring position, wherein the mooring whip extends outwardly from the docking structure to bias a moored boat away from the docking structure, and a retracted position, wherein the mooring whip extends upwardly and inwardly relative to the mooring position of the mooring whip, the mooring whip having a near end adjacent the docking structure and a far end spaced away from the docking structure, the improvement comprising:a basal member for affixation to the docking structure; a holding member for holding the mooring whip at the near end of the mooring whip; a connecting structure connecting the holding member with the basal member for essentially unbiased selective movement of the holding member relative to the basal member between a first position wherein the mooring whip will extend outwardly from the docking structure at a relatively shallow mooring angle to a horizontal direction to be placed in the mooring position, and a second position wherein the mooring whip will extend upwardly at a retracted angle to a vertical direction to be placed in the retracted position; and a positive stop arrangement for limiting movement of the holding member to movement between the first position and the second position, the positive stop arrangement including a first positive stop for engagement upon movement of the holding member from the second position to the first position to preclude movement of the holding member beyond the first position, and a second positive stop for engagement upon movement of the holding member from the first position to the second position to preclude movement of the holding member beyond the second position.