FOLDING ANCHOR Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B63B21/24 B63B21/36 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to floor support and can be used to anchor inland waterways ships. The folding anchor incorporates a spindle and a spider accommodating flukes. The spider is a two-piece structure, every piece being made as a solid cylinder. The cylinder free ends are sharpened and make the anchor flukes. The ends above are hinged by means of a rod with one threaded end and the other one furnished with a hole intended for anchor cable. The spider lower half accommodates two hinged pairs of identical hollow cylinders, their free ends accommodating plates with threaded holes to receive connecting bolts. Note that the hollow cylinders, when fixed, make a spindle.

EFFECT: simpler design and ease of use.

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