Patent ID: 6422169
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: B63B,E02B

Abstract:
A mooring device for removably holding a boat to a dock, said device comprising:a sleeve being elongated and having a first open end and a second open end, each of said first and second ends having an annular lip thereon; a pair of legs being attached to said sleeve, each of said legs extending away from said sleeve in the general direction of said second open end; a pair of brackets removably secure said legs to the dock; an elongated rod having a length greater than said sleeve being extendable through said sleeve, said rod having a first end and a second end, each of said first and second ends having a flange thereon, a first biasing member being positioned on said rod between said first open end of said sleeve and said first end of said rod, a second biasing member being positioned on said rod between said second open end of said sleeve and said second end of said rod, said biasing members biasing said ends of said rod from a respectively adjacent end of said sleeves; and a securing member for removably securing said first end of said rod to the boat.