Patent ID: 8272342
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A counterweighted mooring line system, for mooring a watercraft to a pole associated with a float for mooring a watercraft, comprising: a line having a proximal end suitable for securing to a watercraft and an opposite distal end, a hook attached to the distal end of the line, the hook including a center shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one prong extending from the distal end of the center shaft, the at least one prong having a distal end and the distal end of the at least one prong being spaced away from the center shaft, the hook also having an opening at the proximate end of the center shaft for securing a line, a counterweight secured to the line, the counterweight spaced away from the hook toward the proximal end of the line, the counterweight including at least two spaced rods that are connected together at their respective opposite ends, the counterweight further including at least one eyelet through which the line passes, the counterweight spaced sufficiently from the hook so that the line between the counterweight and the hook is operable for grasping by two spaced apart hands, whereby the counterweight and the hook are operable to be tossed such that the hook, the counterweight and the line between the hook and the counterweight translate through the air with the counterweight and the hook generally spaced apart and side by side for subsequent wrapping of the line around the pole associated with the float and subsequent hooking of the line by the hook thereby securing the mooring line to the pole.