Patent ID: 7827924

Claim:
A mooring device for securing a boat to an object, the boat having a first cleat, the object having a second cleat, the first cleat and the second cleat having a first vertical member and a second vertical member separated by a horizontal member, the first vertical member and the second vertical member and the horizontal member defining a first channel, the first vertical member including a first horn aligned with the horizontal member, the first horn and first vertical member defining a second channel, the second vertical member including a second horn aligned with the horizontal member, the second horn and the second vertical member defining a third channel, the mooring device, comprising: a bar having a proximal end and a distal end; a first plurality of fingers integral to said proximal end of said bar for engaging the first channel, the second channel and the third channel of the first cleat; a second plurality of fingers pivotably engaging said proximal end of said bar for engaging the first channel, the second channel and the third channel of the first cleat; said first plurality of fingers interlock with said second plurality of fingers for defining a first clamp engaging the first cleat; a third plurality of fingers integral to said distal end of said bar for engaging the first channel, the second channel and the third channel of the second cleat; a fourth plurality of fingers pivotably engaging said distal end of said bar for engaging the first channel, the second channel and the third channel of the second cleat; said third plurality of fingers interlock with said fourth plurality of fingers for defining a second clamp engaging the second cleat; and said first clamp and said second clamp coupling said bar between the first cleat and the second cleat for securing the boat to the object.