Patent ID: 7866273

Claim:
A boat mooring device adapted to secure a watercraft to a mooring post with a rope, said device comprising: a rigid member forming a loop circumscribing a central opening wherein said rigid member is mountable on the mooring post by inserting the mooring post through said central opening, said rigid member defining a passageway extending between first and second ports wherein the rope is extendable through said passageway and said first and second ports, said rigid member preventing direct contact between the mooring post and the rope positioned within said passageway; a locking member disposed on said rigid member, said locking member being moveable between first and second positions relative to said rigid member, wherein, when said locking member is in said first position, said locking member allows sliding movement of said rope through said passageway in a first direction from said first port toward said second port and inhibits sliding movement of the rope in a second direction from said second port toward said first port, and, when said locking member is in said second position, said locking member allows sliding movement of the rope in both of said first and second directions; and wherein said passageway substantially circumscribes said central opening.