Patent ID: 6585454
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: E02B,E02D

Abstract:
An apparatus for anchoring a dock leg to the bottom of a body of water, the apparatus comprising:a base plate having a top surface and a periphery; means for receiving the dock leg so that a bottom end of the dock leg is adjacent the top surface of the base plate; at least three anchoring legs spaced out along the periphery of the base plate, each of the anchoring legs extending upwards and downwards from the base plate; at least one fluke for resisting an upward force on the dock leg, the fluke attached to a respective anchoring leg at a point below the base plate and spaced apart therefrom; and a collar spaced apart above the base plate by the upwardly extending portions of the legs, the collar having a size selected to allow the dock leg to pass therethrough.