Patent ID: 7637222

Claim:
A mooring device adapted for holding fast a water craft on a body of water, said mooring device comprising: a base having a radiused outside edge; an elongated rigid mooring pole having a proximal end extending towards said base, and a free end extending away from said base; a universally flexible shock-absorbing spring projecting from the proximal end of said rigid mooring pole; an adjustable connector interconnecting said shock-absorbing spring and said base, said connector comprising a first pivot point located beyond the radiused outside edge of said base, and a second pivot point located within an area of said base, and said first and second pivot points enabling multi-angular adjustment of said mooring pole relative to said base along respective perpendicular axes; and means for releasably securing said rigid mooring pole to an anchoring structure, whereby said mooring device operates to maintain a safe distance between the water craft and the anchoring structure while shock created by rocking and shifting of the water craft on the body of water is absorbed by said flexible shock-absorbing spring projecting from said rigid mooring pole.