Patent ID: 7861661
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for anchoring a kayak to the bottom of a body of water, said kayak comprising a hull having a bow and a stern and upper and lower portions, and a seat disposed in the hull between the bow and stern, said anchoring apparatus comprising: first and second tubes for attachment to the kayak proximate the upper portion of the kayak between the bow and the stern of the kayak; first and second shafts in said first and second tubes, respectively, which may be deployed from said tubes and into engagement with the bottom of the body of water; a gear box for attachment to the kayak proximate the seat which comprises: (i) a first gearing mechanism for operative engagement with the first shaft; (ii) a second gearing mechanism for operative engagement with the second shaft; (iii) a rotatable handle external to the gear box for operative connection to the first and second gearing mechanisms in the gear box; and (iv) first and second actuation devices which are external to the gear box, which have first and second positions, which function when in their respective first positions to enable operative connection between the first and second gearing mechanisms and the rotatable handle, and which function when in their respective second positions to disable operative connection between the first and second gearing mechanisms and the rotatable handle.