Patent ID: 7475509

Claim:
An anchor system in combination with a floating decoy, the combination comprising: the floating decoy simulating a waterfowl; a tether attached to the floating decoy at a first end, the tether having a second end located distally from the first end, the tether having an intermediate portion between the first and second ends; a weight mounted on the tether and slidable to a position substantially adjacent to the floating decoy, the weight defining a bore extending axially therethrough which slidably receives the tether; a first stop mounted near the first end and adjacent to the floating decoy adapted to prevent the weight from damaging the decoy, the first stop having a diameter larger than a diameter of the bore; a first loop formed in the tether at the first end, the first loop formed by the first end being directed toward the second end and then secured in generally parallel relation to the intermediate portion of the tether by the first stop; a second loop formed in the tether at the second end, the second loop formed by the second end being directed toward the first end and then secured in generally parallel relation to the intermediate portion of the tether by a second stop, the second stop is located along the tether between the second loop and the weight, the second stop having a diameter larger than the diameter of the bore, the weight being slidable between the first and second stops; and a rotatable fastener mounted to the first end at the first loop, the tether is releasably attached to the floating decoy by the rotatable fastener, the rotatable fastener has a joint that allows free rotation of the tether relative to the floating decoy, the fastener includes a clip that releasably attaches the fastener to the floating decoy.