Shallow water anchor

摘要

A shallow water anchor is provided. The shallow water anchor comprises a first anchor extension and a second anchor extension axially received by a housing. The first anchor extension is axially received by the second anchor extension such that the first and second anchor extensions are sequentially deployable from the housing using an actuation arrangement. The actuation arrangement is controlled by a control interface that is operable to detect when the shallow water anchor has reached a fully extended state and fully retracted state. The shallow water anchor further includes a biasing compensator that compensates for fluctuations in the overall depth of water the anchor is deployed in due to waves or other anomalies.

主权项

1. An anchor for a watercraft, comprising:
a base section; at least one anchor extension carried by the base section, the at least one anchor extension deployable and retractable relative to the base section; and a visual indicator, the visual indicator operable to display a visual indication corresponding to a length of extension of the at least one anchor extension relative to the base section. wherein the base section is a housing axially receiving the at least one anchor extension, the visual indicator is mounted to the housing and the housing remains fixed relative to the at least one anchor extension during a deployment and a retraction of the at least one anchor extension from the base section; further comprising a control interface, a sensor and an actuation arrangement, the actuation arrangement operable to axially deploy and retract the at least one anchor extension from the housing, the sensor operably connected to the control interface to provide a signal corresponding to the length of extension, the control interface operable to correlate the signal with the length of extension, and wherein a portion of the sensor is mounted upon the actuation arrangement; and wherein the actuation arrangement includes a motor and a clutch, the portion of the sensor is mounted to the clutch, the sensor operable to sense rotations of the clutch as the actuation arrangement operably deploys and retracts the at least one anchor extension, the rotations of the clutch corresponding to the length of extension of the at least one anchor extension.