Patent ID: 7494300
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: B63C,E02D

Abstract:
1. An ice anchor comprising: a shaft with an inferior end and a superior end and a plate positioned about the shaft and secured to the shaft between the inferior and superior ends; the shaft is defined by at least two transverse blades extending through the plate to the superior end, the blades each having an outer edge which is configured to engage the inner wall of the opening in the ice; the shaft between the inferior end and the plate sized to fit within an opening in a sheet of ice on a body of water and engage an inner wall of the opening; the plate sized to prevent insertion of the superior end within the opening, the plate extending generally equidistantly about shaft; the shaft between the superior end and the plate configured to provide an attachment area for a safety device extending about the shaft and oppose lateral forces exerted by the safety device.