Anchor construction

Abstract

An anchor for tethering a small boat has a body provided with flukes adapted removably to be embedded in the ground along a body of water at an angle of about 45° to the vertical. The body has a flange which overlies a portion of the body and the flange has a bridge juncture with the body that facilitates embedding the flukes at such angle. The flange is inclined to the body at such angle as to minimize a force-transmitting moment arm between the flange and the flukes.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An anchor construction comprising a body having opposite ends, said body terminating at one of its ends in at least one fluke and at its opposite end in a flange, said flange being joined at one end thereof to said opposite end of said body, said flange being inclined to and overlying said body and having a free end terminating at a level between the opposite ends of said body.  
     
     
         2 . The construction according to  claim 1  wherein said body has a pair of flukes.  
     
     
         3 . The construction according to  claim 1  wherein said body has a notch extending inwardly of said body from said one end thereof to form a pair of said flukes.  
     
     
         4 . The construction according to  claim 1  including a brace extending between and joined to said body and said flange adjacent said opposite end of said body.  
     
     
         5 . The construction according to  claim 1  wherein said body is planar.  
     
     
         6 . The construction according to  claim 1  wherein said flange is joined to said opposite end of said body by a bridge section.  
     
     
         7 . The construction according to  claim 6  wherein said bridge section is bowed.  
     
     
         8 . An anchor construction comprising a flat, planar body having opposite ends, a notch at one end of said body forming a pair of side-by-side flukes at said one end of said body, a flange having a free end spaced from said body and a bridge at the other end thereof joined to said body adjacent its opposite end, and a brace spanning and joining said flange and said body at a level between the opposite ends of said body.  
     
     
         9 . The construction according to  claim 8  wherein said bridge forms a smoothly bowed joint between said flange and said body.  
     
     
         10 . The construction according to  claim 8  including means for securing one end of a painter to said flange.  
     
     
         11 . The construction according to  claim 8  including means for securing one end of a painter to said brace.  
     
     
         12 . The construction according to  claim 8  wherein said flange has a width less than that of said body.  
     
     
         13 . The construction according to  claim 8  wherein said notch is V-shaped and extends inwardly of said body from said one end thereof toward said opposite end, said notch terminating at a level between said ends of said body.  
     
     
         14 . The construction according to  claim 8  wherein said flange has a width less than that of said body and is substantially centered with respect to the width of said body.