Patent ID: 8834223
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for retaining an item in a body of water, the apparatus comprising: a first receptacle having a first opening that permits water to enter therethrough and at least partially fill the first receptacle when it is located in the body of water and a second opening that permits at least some of the water in the first receptacle to exit therefrom when it is located in the body of water, the first receptacle having a plurality of cross-sectional areas taken along an axis that runs between the first opening and the second opening, the plurality of cross-sectional areas having an average cross-sectional area; a second receptacle having a first opening that permits water to enter therethrough and at least partially fill the second receptacle when it is located in the body of water and a second opening that permits at least some of the water in the second receptacle to exit therefrom when it is located in the body of water, the second receptacle having a plurality of cross-sectional areas taken along an axis that runs between the first opening and the second opening thereof, the plurality of cross-sectional areas having an average cross-sectional area; and a retention element having a first end and a second end, wherein the retention element is attached at the first end to the first receptacle and at the second end to the second receptacle;