Patent ID: 8051789

Claim:
A mooring device for securing a floating structure to a layer of soil, the layer of soil defining a soil floor that supports a body of water, the body of water defining a bottom edge adjacent to the soil floor and an upper edge, the upper edge of the body of water receiving the floating structure, the body of water displaced by the floating structure for providing a positive buoyancy to the floating structure, the floating structure supporting an individual having a first hand and a second hand, the mooring device, comprising: a shaft extending between a first end and a second end; a point securing to said first end of said shaft for permitting said shaft to transverse the soil floor and into the layer of soil; a handle securing to said second end of said shaft for receiving a descending vertical force or an ascending vertical force; said handle including an upper surface extending between a primary end and a secondary end for receiving the first hand of the individual during said descending vertical force; said handle including a first surface and a second surface extending between an inner end to an exterior end for receiving the first hand and/or the second hand of the individual during said ascending vertical force; a first joiner joining said primary end of said upper surface with said exterior end of said first surface for receiving the first hand and/or the second hand of the individual during either said descending vertical force or said ascending vertical force; and a second joiner joining said secondary end of said upper surface with said exterior end of said second surface for receiving the first hand and/or the second hand of the individual during either said descending vertical force or said ascending vertical force; and a coupler including a rope encircling said shaft and impressing said shaft against the floating structure.