US3439644A - Guard rails to retain an anchor rope pulley forwardly over a boat stem - Google Patents

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Apnl 22, 1969 1.. PENNINGTON 3,439,644

GUARD RAILS TO RETAIN AN ANCHOR ROPE PULLEY FORWARDLY OVER A BOAT STEM Filed May 27,1968

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LEL AN D L. PENNINGTON fig FIGURE 4. A TTQR'NE United States Patent 3,439,644 GUARD RAILS TO RETAIN AN ANCHOR ROPE PULLEY FORWARDLY OVER A BOAT STEM Leland L. Pennington, 2501 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kans. 66102 Filed May 27, 1968, Ser. No. 732,370 Int. Cl. B63b 21/22 U.S. Cl. 114-210 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an anchor rope guard for small boats, and more particularly to guiding and retaining an anchor rope on a pulley mounted forwardly and upwardly from a stem or foremost part of a boat.

Heretofore, small boats lacked a retaining position of an anchor rope over the sides or ends of the boat after the anchor was cast to the bottom of the lake, river or sea.

Waves 0r winds of strong proportions can often capsize a boat by the resistance of the anchor on the soil at the bottom of a water body, and a rope pull over the side of the boat.

'If a person first threw an anchor over the foremost part of a boat and tied the anchor rope end portion on a cleat within the boat, the wind or waves could turn the boat in the water and cause the rope to slide to the side of a boat. In extreme cases a side pull can cause a boat to capsize. Anchors rubbing or bouncing on the sides of boats can scuff and damage the paint thereon.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One object of the invention is to keep a boat pointed toward the winds and waves of a body of water while the anchor of the boat is anchored to the soil on the bottom of the water.

This object is satisfied as follows:

A pair of guard rails are spaced in parallelism and secured to the deck of a boat and located over and forwardly from the stem of a boat.

The pair of guard rails are inclined forwardly and upwardly from the stem of a boat. A pulley is mounted oh a horizontal shaft secured to and between the guard rails, and substantially spaced above and forwardly from the stem of a boat to receive an anchor rope and hold an anchor free from the side of a boat when in hoisted position.

The guard rails are extended a several times greater length portion above the shaft of the pulley than the length portion of the guide rails below the shaft to the deck of the ship or boat.

The greater length of guide rails above the pulley and shaft retains the anchor rope on or above the pulley to prevent the anchor rope from slipping to the side of a boat when the boat bounces from waves or winds, espe daily when the front or nose of a boat dips into the water.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURE 1 is a view illustrating the forward part of a boat with the improved guard rails and pulley mounted above and forwardly from the stem of a boat. The anchor rope is tied to a cleat and the anchor is hoisted free from the sides of the boat.

3,439,644 Patented Apr. 22, 1969 ice FIGURE 2 is a view illustrating a similar view to FIGURE 1 with the exception the perspective view is more of a forward position, and the cleat is not shown.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a small boat in a body of water and the anchor on the bottom of the water. The anchor rope is tied to the anchor and leads upwardly inclined to the pulley mounted between the guide rails. The end portion of the rope is tied to a cleat.

FIGURE 4 is a view in perspective taken from the rear portion of a bow of a boat, illustrating the guide rails, pulley and rope.

FIGURE 5 is a view illustrating a lower portion of the guide rails with the pulley mounted on a horizontal shaft spaced above the deck of a boat mounting plate.

The parallel portions of the guard rails 6 are spaced sufficiently to receive a pulley 7 therebetween. The pulley 7 is mounted on a horizontal shaft 8 with the ends thereof secured to the guard rails 6. The forward ends of the guard rails 6 are secured to a boat deck 9 preferably by means of a plate 10.

The guard rails 6 are inclined forwardly and upwardly from the stem 11 of a boat 12. The horizontal shaft 8 is located sufli'ciently abve the deck 9 of the boat 12 to hold an anchor rope 13 forwardly on the pulley 7 with the anchor 14 hanging free from the boat stem 11 and boat 12. The guard rails 6 have a several times greater length portion above the horizontal shaft 8 than the length portion thereof located below the horizontal shaft 8 to the deck 9 of the boat 12.

The greater length portion of the guard rails 6 located above the horizontal shaft 8 retains the anchor rope 13 between the guard rails 6 when the forward end or bow of the boat 12 suddenly dips into the water 16 and causes the rope 13 to rise above the pulley 7 for a moment or two.

The upper portions of the guard rails 6 curve upwardly and rearwardly with a spread therebetween and decline with portions 15 to the sides of the deck 9 to form braces and act as side rails to the boat 12. The rear end portions of the guard rails 15 are secured to the sides of the deck 9.

If an anchor is thrown over the side of a boat 12 and into the water 16 for anchorage and a boat is power driven, the boat can be turned in the water 16 to cause the anchor rope 13 to slide upward-1y on the declined rear portions 15 of the guard rails 6 and fall into the entrance opening space between the guard rails 6 and settle downwardly to the pulley 7. If a strong wind and wave, should later come upon the scene the boat 12 then would be pointed into the wind by the pull on the rope 13 to prevent capsizing. The anchor rope 13 may be tied to the cleat 17.

I claim:

1. An anchor rope guard with an upper entrance for receiving an intermediate portion of an anchor rope and retain it on a pulley located at a lower level of the guard, the pulley being located upwardly and forwardly from a boat stem:

(a) a pair of guard rails spaced in parallelism;

(b) said pair of guard rails being inclined forwardly and upwardly from a boat stem;

(c) the lower end of said guard rails being securable to a boat;

(d) a shaft;

(e) said shaft being horizontal and having the end portions thereof secured to said guard rails;

(f) said shaft being spaced substantially above the lower ends of said guard rails;

(h) said pulley being mounted on said shaft between said pair of guard rails;

3 4 (i) and said guard rails having a several times greater References Cited length portion above said shaft than the length por- UNITED STATES PATENTS tion from said shaft to the lower ends of said guard il 3,147,731 9/1964 Stuart 114 21O 2. An anchor rope guard as claimed in claim 1 and (j) said guard rails continuing with a curved flared 5 TRYGVE MBuxpnmary Exammer' spacing upwardly and rearwardly spread to form a US. Cl. X.R.

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