Patent ID: 8291847

Claim:
A portable water level-responsive mooring device comprising: a cleat strap comprising a cord having a loop at one end configured for engaging a boat cleat and a cleat strap ring at an opposite end of the cord; a mooring strap comprising a length of mooring cord having a clip on each end releasably attached to the cleat strap, a plurality of spacing tubes, and a plurality of rollers having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the spacing tubes and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the mooring cord, wherein the spacing tubes and the rollers are alternatingly arranged between the ends of the mooring cord, and wherein the mooring cord is positioned within respective apertures of the spacing tubes and the rollers, the length of the mooring cord being sufficient to wrap around a dock piling; and a fender having a fender clip releasably attached to the cleat strap.