Patent ID: 7975636

Claim:
A mechanism for guiding an anchor on a boat, said anchor having a tip section ( 3 ) and an arm section ( 2 ) connected to the tip section ( 3 ), said mechanism comprising: (a) an anchor bearing ( 4 ) having bearing channels ( 5 ), one bearing channel extending longitudinally along the bearing ( 4 ), and another bearing channel extending to have a curved form on the bearing ( 4 ); (b) a movable anchor carrier ( 12 ) having opposing, protruding pins ( 6 ) thereon, the pins ( 6 ) extending into the bearing channels ( 5 ) thereby capturing said carrier within said bearing ( 4 ), said movable anchor carrier being movable along the channels, the movable anchor carrier ( 12 ) further having reels ( 13 ) for guiding said arm section into said carrier; (c) a drive element ( 9 ) for driving the movable anchor carrier ( 12 ) along the bearing channels ( 5 ); and (d) a chain ( 7 ) having two ends, connected at one end to said arm section ( 2 ) and at the other chain end to a capstan ( 8 ).