Patent ID: 7389736

Claim:
An offset anchoring system for anchoring objects to a floor portion of a body of water, the system comprising: a plurality of substantially T-shaped anchor members arranged in a cluster, each anchor member having an elongate first beam having first and second longitudinal ends and an elongate second beam extending in a substantially transverse direction relative to the first beam, said first beam being disposable in said floor portion; and a coupling member, the plurality of substantially T-shaped anchor members being arranged in a cluster such that first longitudinal ends of the second beam are coupled together by the coupling member, said coupling member facilitating attachment of a linking member thereto, whereby, in use, when a load is applied to said coupling member, the load is offset from a longitudinal axis of each said first beams thereby increasing the holding power of said anchor member, wherein the cluster is formed by driving said first beams of three anchor members into said floor partition at three substantially equidistant points, with each second beam arranged radially at an angle of substantially 120° with respect to the second beams of the adjacent anchor members.