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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Affinity Labs of Texas, Llc, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Inventors:
Russell W. White, Austin, TX (US);
Stanley M. Dufek, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for rope cleating is disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include a cleating component, an anchoring component, and an exterior shell. In practice, the system may facilitate connecting a boat to a dock even if the boater is unfamiliar with proper nautical knots.