Mooring device

Abstract

A mooring device including a canister, a spool having two side walls with notches around their perimeters, a mooring cable wrapped around the spool, a lid having a first piece and a second piece, and two rows of stops extending from the bottom surface of the lid. The two rows of stops engage the notches of the two side walls of the pool when the first piece of the lid is in the closed position. The stops are disengaged from the notches when the first piece of the lid is in the open position.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A mooring device, comprising:
 a canister;   a spool, comprising a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein a   shaft is joined between said first side wall and said second side wall, wherein   a perimeter of said first side wall comprises a plurality of notches and a perimeter of said second side wall comprises a plurality of notches;   a mooring cable wrapped around said spool and extending from said canister;   a lid, wherein said lid comprises a first piece and a second piece, wherein said first piece has an open position and a closed position, and a first row of a plurality of stops and a second row of a plurality of stops, wherein said first row of said plurality of stops extend from a bottom surface of said first piece of said lid and said second row of said plurality of stops extend from said bottom surface of said first piece of said lid; and,   wherein said first row of said plurality of stops engages said plurality of notches of said first side wall of said spool when said first piece of said lid is in said closed position, wherein said plurality of stops is disengaged from said plurality of notches of said first side wall of said spool when said first piece of said lid is in said open position.   
     
     
         2 . The mooring device of  claim 1 , wherein said first piece of said lid and said second piece of said lid are hinged together. 
     
     
         3 . The mooring device of  claim 1 , wherein said mooring device is adapted to mount to a dock, wherein said lid is flush with a top surface of said dock. 
     
     
         4 . The mooring device of  claim 1 , wherein said spool is mounted in a bracket. 
     
     
         5 . The mooring device of  claim 4 , wherein said bracket is mounted in said canister. 
     
     
         6 . The mooring device of  claim 1 , wherein said first piece of said lid comprises a locking assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The mooring device of  claim 1 , wherein a first end of said mooring cable is attached to said spool and a second end of said mooring cable is attached to a carabiner. 
     
     
         8 . The mooring device of  claim 1 , wherein said spool is attached to a spring. 
     
     
         9 . The mooring device of  claim 1 , wherein said canister comprises a drain hole.