Patents Assigned to Wishbone Marine Products Inc.
  • Patent number: 4154187
    Abstract: A non-fouling fluked anchor having a yoke-like shank in which the yoke arms are arcuate and pivotally attached to a pointed, center mounted fluke such that the arcuate arms of the shank provide for variable positioning of the fluke point to insure initial penetration of the fluke point in sea floor bottoms having different degrees of hardness. The fluke tip, the yoke frame, and the anchor line tether establish a three point contact with the sea bottom. The arcuate yoke shank arms allow a variable initial penetration angle of the fluke from 15 degrees to approximately 67 degrees. As a relatively harder sea bottom is encountered the anchor, due to the action of the arcuate yoke will pivot to provide a steeper fluke angle to insure penetration. Once the fluke has penetrated the bottom the anchor will then assume the secured position at the conventional holding angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: Wishbone Marine Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Taylor, Lawrence E. Beattie
  • Patent number: D243324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1977
    Assignee: Wishbone Marine Products Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Taylor