Mooring bar for boats

Claim 2

A mooring bar for mounting between a boat and a dock, said mooring bar comprising: a. a central stiff elongaged member formed of a length of cylindrical tubing having a passage therein for a rope, and having first and second straight ends; b. a pair of discrete joint members, one for each of said ends of said central member, each joint member being of resilient material and having a passage therethrough for said rope, c. first and second caps at said first and second ends respectively of said central member, said caps having a cylindrical end of a diameter to plug snugly into said tubing and an enlarged faced portion connected to said cylindrical end and having a concave surface for receiving said first and second joint members, said caps having a passage therethrough aligned with said passages of said central member and of said joint members to permit said rope to pass through all of said passages; d. each joint member having a rounded surface adapted to seat on a said concave surface of said cap; one end of said rope extending through said central member and through said joint members so that said one end can be connected to a boat and the other end of saiD rope can be connected to a dock.

Claim 3

A mooring bar according to claim 1 including a layer of resilient, buoyant material covering said central member, so that said mooring bar will float and so that said mooring bar may be used as a bumper.

Claim 4

A mooring bar according to claim 1 wherein each joint member has a second rounded surface opposed to said first mentioned rounded surface, said passage of each joint member extending between the rounded surfaces thereof, said second rounded surface facilitating limited rotation of each joint member against an object to which said mooring bar is secured.

Claim 5

A mooring bar according to claim 1 wherein each joint member has substantially the shape of a sphere.

Claim 6

A mooring bar according to claim 1 wherein all of said passages are large enough to accommodate two runs of said rope.

Claim 7

A mooring bar according to claim 1 where each joint member has substantially the shape of a sphere, all of said passages being large enough to accommodate two runs of said rope, and a layer of resilient, buoyant material covering said central member, so that said mooring bar will float and so that said mooring bar may be used as a bumper.

Claim 8

A mooring bar for mounting between a boat and another object, said mooring bar comprising: a. a rope; b. a central stiff elongated member having a passage therein of size sufficient to accommodate two runs of said rope and having a pair of ends; c. a pair of caps, one at each end of said central member and connected thereto, each cap having an exterior concave seat therein; d. a pair of balls, one ball at each end of said central member, each ball having passage means therein to accommodate two runs of said rope; e. said two runs of said rope passing through said central elongated member, both said caps and both said balls, and projecting beyond each of said balls, so that said balls may move along said runs of said rope into engagement with said concave seats, said seats facilitating limited rotation of said balls; f. the two runs of said rope projecting from said mooring bar through one of said balls being joined together to form a loop, the two runs of said rope extending from the other of said balls terminating in two free ends; so that said loop can be secured to a cleat and one of said ends of said rope can be secured to a boat to be moored and the other of said ends of said rope can be secured to the object to which said boat is to be moored.

Claim 9

A mooring bar for mounting between a boat and another object, said mooring bar comprising: a. a rope; b. a central stiff elongated member having a passage therein of size sufficient to accommodate two runs of said rope and having a pair of ends; c. a pair of caps, one at each end of said central member and connected thereto, each cap having an exterior concave seat therein; d. a pair of balls, one ball at each end of said central member, each ball having passage means therein to accommodate two runs of said rope; e. said two runs of said rope passing through said central elongated member, both said caps and both said balls, and projecting beyond each of said balls, so that said balls may move along said runs of said rope into engagement with said concave seats, said seats facilitating limited rotation of said balls; f. the two runs of said rope projecting from said mooring bar through one of said balls being joined together to form a loop, the two runs of said rope extending from the other of said balls terminating in two free ends; so that said loop can be secured to a cleat and one of said ends of said rope can be secured to a boat to be moored and the other of said ends of said rope can be secured to the object to which said boat is to be moored.

Claim 10

A mooring bar according to claim 7 wherein said central elongated member is an aluminum tube, said caps are formed of plastic, said balls are rubber balls, and further including a resilient buoyant plastic foam sleeve covering said central member to protect said central member and to provide buoyancy for said mooring bar.

Claim 11

A mooring bar according to claim 1 including an extension member adapted to plug snugly into one end of said central member and having an end adapted to receive one of said caps, so that said extension member can be used to extend the length of said mooring bar.

Claim 12

A mooring bar for mounting between a boat and another object said mooring bar comprising: a. a rope; b. a central stiff elongated member having a passage therein of size sufficient to accommodate two runs of said rope and having a pair of ends; c. means connected to each end of said central member and connected thereto and providing an exterior concave seat at each end of said central member; d. a pair of balls, one ball at each end of said central member, each ball having passage means therein to accommodate two runs of said rope; e. said two runs of said rope passing through said central elongated member, both said concave seats and both said balls, and projecting beyond each of said balls, so that said balls may move along said runs of said rope into engagement with said concave seats, said seats facilitating limited rotation of said balls; f. the two runs of said rope projecting from said mooring bAr through one of said balls being joined together to form a loop, the two runs of said rope extending from the other of said balls terminating in two free ends; so that said loop can be secured to a cleat and one of said ends of said rope can be secured to a boat to be moored and the other of said ends of said rope can be secured to the object to which said boat is to be moored.

Claim 13

A mooring bar for mounting between a boat and another object said mooring bar comprising: a. a rope; b. a central stiff elongated member having a passage therein of size sufficient to accommodate two runs of said rope and having a pair of ends; c. means connected to each end of said central member and connected thereto and providing an exterior concave seat at each end of said central member; d. a pair of balls, one ball at each end of said central member, each ball having passage means therein to accommodate two runs of said rope; e. said two runs of said rope passing through said central elongated member, both said concave seats and both said balls, and projecting beyond each of said balls, so that said balls may move along said runs of said rope into engagement with said concave seats, said seats facilitating limited rotation of said balls; f. the two runs of said rope projecting from said mooring bAr through one of said balls being joined together to form a loop, the two runs of said rope extending from the other of said balls terminating in two free ends; so that said loop can be secured to a cleat and one of said ends of said rope can be secured to a boat to be moored and the other of said ends of said rope can be secured to the object to which said boat is to be moored.