Kit for retrieving a fluke anchor

Abstract

A kit for retrieving a fluke anchor of the type having a stock, a pair of flukes coupled at their edges to the stock, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls and a pair of slotted crown plates oppositely disposed joining the top edges and bottom edges of the side walls, and a shank having an eye on a free end with an inner end pivotally connected to the stock between the side walls. The kit includes an adapter arm assembly. A mechanism is for attaching the adapter arm assembly onto the top slotted crown plate of the fluke anchor, so that the adapter arm assembly will extend away from the top slotted crown plate of the fluke anchor. A release line is connected between an end of the adapter arm assembly and up to a stern of a boat. When the release line is pulled the fluke anchor will be pulled from an opposite direction to release the pair of flukes from a sandy seabed bottom.

1 . A kit for retrieving a fluke anchor of the type having a stock, a pair of flukes coupled at their edges to the stock, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls and a pair of slotted crown plates oppositely disposed joining the top edges and bottom edges of the side walls, and a shank having an eye on a free end with an inner end pivotally connected to the stock between the side walls, the kit comprising:
 a) an adapter arm assembly;   b) means for attaching the adapter arm assembly onto the top slotted crown plate of the fluke anchor, so that the adapter arm assembly will extend away from the top slotted crown plate of the fluke anchor; and   c) a release line connected between an end of the adapter arm assembly and up to a stern of a boat, wherein when the release line is pulled up, the fluke anchor will be pulled from an opposite direction to release the pair of flukes from a sandy seabed bottom.   
     
     
         2 . The kit as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the adapter arm assembly comprises:
 a) a pair of L-shaped mounting plates, each having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion having a plurality of spaced apart apertures; and   b) a short arm having an eye on a free end, whereby an inner end of the short arm is affixed between the vertical portions of the L-shaped mounting plates to extend at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees.   
     
     
         3 . The kit as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the attaching means comprises:
 a) a carbide drill bit for making a plurality of spaced apart holes in the top slotted crown plate of the fluke anchor, which will align with the spaced apart apertures in the horizontal portions of the L-shaped mounting plates of the adapter arm assembly; and   b) a plurality of bolts and locking nuts utilized to go through the apertures in the horizontal portions of the L-shaped mounting plates and the holes in the top slotted crown plate.   
     
     
         4 . The kit as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the release line comprises:
 a) a first color coded cord;   b) at least one floatation member on the first color coded cord; and   c) a first shackle to attach a looped end of the first color coded cord to the eye on the free end of the short arm of the adapter arm assembly.   
     
     
         5 . The kit as recited in  claim 4 , further comprising a main anchor line connected between the eye on the free end of the shank of the fluke anchor and up to the stern of the boat. 
     
     
         6 . The kit as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the main anchor line comprises:
 a) a chain;   b) a second shackle to attach a first end of the chain to the eye on the shank of the fluke anchor;   c) a second color coded cord; and   d) a third shackle to attach a loop end of the second color coded cord to a second end of the chain.   
     
     
         7 . The kit as recited in  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a) the first color coded cord is green being three eighths of an inch in diameter and the length to vary based on water depth; and   b) the second color coded cord is red being three eighths of an inch in diameter and length to vary based on water depth.   
     
     
         8 . The kit as recited in  claim 7 , wherein each the L-shaped mounting plate of the adapter arm assembly is approximately three inches wide by four inches in length. 
     
     
         9 . The kit as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the short arm of the adapter arm assembly is approximately one inch wide by six inches long. 
     
     
         10 . The kit as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the chain is one quarter inch thick by approximately three to six feet in length. 
     
     
         11 . The kit as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the attaching mechanism comprises a weld between the horizontal portions of the L-shaped mounting plates of the adapter arm assembly and the top slotted crown plate of the fluke anchor, wherein the adapter arm assembly will become permanently attached to the fluke anchor.