Safety anchor enclosure
First Claim
1. A safety enclosure for a boat anchor to prevent injury to persons moving about in the vicinity of the anchor when the boat is docked;
- the safety enclosure comprising;
an openable top;
a bottom which is flexible along a longitudinal axis of the bottom;
a first side extending from the top to the bottom;
a second side opposite the first side and extending from the top to the bottom;
a first end extending over an area defined by aft edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
a second end opposite the first end, the second end extending over an area defined by forward edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
the first end being positioned aft and defining an opening for receiving the shaft of an anchor on a boat, and the second end being positioned forward when the enclosure is in operative position enclosing the anchor of a boat;
wherein the openable top has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first top portion and the second top portion are similarly sized and shaped and each have a forward edge and an aft edge, the first top portion and the second top portion each having an inner edge not connected to the inner edge of the other top portion;
each of the first top portion and the second top portion having an outer edge;
the first top portion and the second top portion being positioned side by side, with the openable top being closed when the anchor enclosure is in a closed configuration around an anchor;
the safety anchor enclosure being formed of at least one sheet of a durable, pliable material sufficiently strong to withstand repeated flexing and continual contact with heavy, sharp metal of a type forming an anchor of a boat;
the at least one sheet of pliable material further being padded thickly enough to prevent serious harm to a person who movingly contacts the safety enclosed anchor;
the safety anchor enclosure further having at least one mechanism for securing the enclosure in a closed configuration when the enclosure is in operative position on the anchor of a boat.
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Abstract
A safety enclosure for a boat anchor prevents injury to persons moving about in the vicinity of the anchor when the boat is docked. The enclosure has an openable top, a bottom which is flexible along a longitudinal axis, and sides which open at each end of the opening of the top. An aft end of the enclosure defines an opening for receiving the shaft of an anchor on a boat. The enclosure is formed of a sheet of a durable, pliable material and a padding layer sufficiently strong and thick to withstand repeated flexing and continual contact with heavy, sharp metal of an anchor and to prevent serious harm to a person who movingly contacts the enclosed anchor. Such construction permits opening of the enclosure in a clamshell manner for secure, but quick, facile placement of the enclosure around a boat anchor or removal there from.
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23 Claims
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1. A safety enclosure for a boat anchor to prevent injury to persons moving about in the vicinity of the anchor when the boat is docked;
- the safety enclosure comprising;
an openable top;
a bottom which is flexible along a longitudinal axis of the bottom;
a first side extending from the top to the bottom;
a second side opposite the first side and extending from the top to the bottom;
a first end extending over an area defined by aft edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
a second end opposite the first end, the second end extending over an area defined by forward edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
the first end being positioned aft and defining an opening for receiving the shaft of an anchor on a boat, and the second end being positioned forward when the enclosure is in operative position enclosing the anchor of a boat;wherein the openable top has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first top portion and the second top portion are similarly sized and shaped and each have a forward edge and an aft edge, the first top portion and the second top portion each having an inner edge not connected to the inner edge of the other top portion;
each of the first top portion and the second top portion having an outer edge;
the first top portion and the second top portion being positioned side by side, with the openable top being closed when the anchor enclosure is in a closed configuration around an anchor;the safety anchor enclosure being formed of at least one sheet of a durable, pliable material sufficiently strong to withstand repeated flexing and continual contact with heavy, sharp metal of a type forming an anchor of a boat;
the at least one sheet of pliable material further being padded thickly enough to prevent serious harm to a person who movingly contacts the safety enclosed anchor;the safety anchor enclosure further having at least one mechanism for securing the enclosure in a closed configuration when the enclosure is in operative position on the anchor of a boat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- the safety enclosure comprising;
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19. A safety enclosure for a boat anchor to prevent injury to persons moving about in the vicinity of the anchor when the boat is docked;
- the safety enclosure comprising;
an openable top;
a bottom which is flexible along a longitudinal axis of the bottom;
a first side extending from the top to the bottom;
a second side opposite the first side and extending from the top to the bottom;
a first end extending over an area defined by aft edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
a second end opposite the first end, the second end extending over an area defined by forward edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
the first end being positioned aft and defining an opening for receiving the shaft of an anchor on a boat, and the second end being positioned forward when the enclosure is in operative position enclosing the anchor of a boat;wherein the first side extends from the bottom toward and incorporates a first portion of the top so as to form a half of an arc, and the second side extends upwardly from the bottom toward and incorporates a second portion of the top, so as to form another half of an arc facing the first half of the arc, such that an end view of the forward or aft end of the enclosure is a half oval shape; the safety anchor enclosure being formed of at least one sheet of a durable, pliable material sufficiently strong to withstand repeated flexing and continual contact with heavy, sharp metal of a type forming an anchor of a boat;
the at least one sheet of pliable material further being padded thickly enough to prevent serious harm to a person who movingly contacts the safety enclosed anchor;the safety anchor enclosure further having at least one mechanism for securing the enclosure in a closed configuration when the enclosure is in operative position on the anchor of a boat.
- the safety enclosure comprising;
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20. A safety anchor enclosure for a boat anchor to prevent injury to persons moving about in the vicinity of the anchor when the boat is docked;
- the safety anchor enclosure comprising;
an openable top;
a bottom which is flexible along a longitudinal axis of the bottom;
a first side extending from the top to the bottom;
a second side opposite the first side and extending from the top to the bottom;
a first end extending over an area defined by aft edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
a second end opposite the first end, the second end extending over an area defined by forward edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
the first end being positioned aft and defining an opening for receiving the shaft of an anchor on a boat, and the second end being positioned forward when the enclosure is in operative position enclosing the anchor of a boat;wherein both the first side and the second side are formed so as to arc in one direction toward and incorporate the top enclosure and to arc in the opposite direction toward and incorporating the bottom of the enclosure, so that each of the two ends of the enclosure are circular and the overall shape of the enclosure is that of a barrel; the safety anchor enclosure being formed of at least one sheet of a durable, pliable material sufficiently strong to withstand repeated flexing and continual contact with heavy, sharp metal of a type forming an anchor of a boat;
the at least one sheet of pliable material further being padded thickly enough to prevent serious harm to a person who movingly contacts the safety enclosed anchor;the safety anchor enclosure further having at least one mechanism for securing the enclosure in a closed configuration when the enclosure is in operative position on the anchor of a boat.
- the safety anchor enclosure comprising;
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21. A safety enclosure for a boat anchor to prevent injury to persons moving about in the vicinity of the anchor when the boat is docked;
- the safety enclosure comprising;
an openable top;
a bottom which is flexible along a longitudinal axis of the bottom;
a first side extending from the top to the bottom;
a second side opposite the first side and extending from the top to the bottom;
a first end extending over an area defined by aftedges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
a second end opposite the first end, the second end extending over an area defined by forward edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
the first end being positioned aft and defining an opening for receiving the shaft of an anchor on a boat, and the second end being positioned forward when the enclosure is in operative position enclosing the anchor of a boat;wherein both the first side and the second side are flat and rectangular, connected at top edges to opposed sides of a flat, rectangular top portion and connected at bottom edges thereof to opposed sides of an internal hinge, wherein the bottom of the safety enclosure consist essentially of the internal hinge and the bottom edges of the two sides, the ends of the enclosure being triangular and the overall shape of the enclosure being a triangular prism; the safety anchor enclosure being formed of at least one sheet of a durable, pliable material sufficiently strong to withstand repeated flexing and continual contact with heavy, sharp metal of a type forming an anchor of a boat;
the at least one sheet of pliable material further being padded thickly enough to prevent serious harm to a person who movingly contacts the safety enclosed anchor;the safety anchor enclosure further having at least one mechanism for securing the enclosure in a closed configuration when the enclosure is in operative position on the anchor of a boat.
- the safety enclosure comprising;
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22. A safety anchor enclosure to reduce risk of serious injury to pedestrians who might inadvertently collide with a boat anchor when the boat is at dock, comprising:
- an enclosure constructed of a high-density substance, the enclosure having an outer surface and an inner surface, the enclosure further having a top and a bottom, a front end and a back end and a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side connecting the front end to the back end and the top end to the bottom end;
the back end of the enclosure defining an opening to receive the shaft of an anchor when the anchor enclosure is disposed in operative position completely enclosing an anchor on a boat.
- an enclosure constructed of a high-density substance, the enclosure having an outer surface and an inner surface, the enclosure further having a top and a bottom, a front end and a back end and a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side connecting the front end to the back end and the top end to the bottom end;
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23. A method of protecting persons moving about on a boat dock from injury due to accidental contact with a boat anchor extending over the dock surface;
- the method comprising the steps of;
a) providing a safety anchor enclosure having an openable top;
a bottom which is flexible along a longitudinal axis of the bottom;
a first side extending from the top to the bottom;
a second side opposite the first side and extending from the top to the bottom;
a first end extending over an area defined by aft edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
a second end opposite the first end, the second end extending over an area defined by forward edges of the top, the bottom, the first side and the second side;
the first end being positioned aft and defining an opening for receiving the shaft of an anchor on a boat, and the second end being positioned forward when the enclosure is in operative position enclosing the anchor of a boat;
the safety enclosure being formed of at least one sheet of a durable, pliable material sufficiently strong to withstand repeated flexing and continual contact with heavy, sharp metal of a type forming an anchor of a boat;
the at least one sheet of pliable material further being padded thickly enough to prevent serious harm to a person who movingly contacts the safety enclosed anchor;
the safety enclosure further having at least one mechanism for securing the enclosure in a closed configuration when the enclosure is in operative position on the anchor of a boat;b) separating the top of the safety enclosure; c) placing the open top of the safety enclosure longitudinally beneath the anchor of a boat to which the anchor is attached; d) placing the opening in the aft end of the safety enclosure around the anchor shaft; e) closing the safety enclosure around the anchor by urging one side of the safety enclosure toward the other side of the safety enclosure; f) drawing straps on paired sides of the safety enclosure toward a center longitudinal axis; and
securing the paired safety enclosure sides with hook and loop fastener;
webbed straps and by metal loops secured to the webbed straps for optional addition of a padlock to the safety enclosure for an anchor to prevent injury to person moving about in the vicinity of the anchor when the boat is docked.
- the method comprising the steps of;
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