Patent ID: 8020505
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A latching system for securing a water vessel, the latching system comprising: a water vessel having a bow and a stern; an elongated probe having a first end attached to the bow of the water vessel and a second free end having a spherical tip, the spherical tip having a circumferential groove therein; a floating station having a body, the body having a receiver side; a receiver attached to the receiver side of the floating station, the receiver comprising: a first sensor protruding from a surface of the spherical tip of the elongated probe, for detecting when the elongated probe is fully inserted in the receiver, said first sensor transmitting a first signal indicating that the elongated probe is inserted; and a second sensor protruding from an inner surface of the securing block, for detecting when the elongated probe is fully inserted in the receiver, said second sensor transmitting a second signal indicating that the elongated probe is inserted.