ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,916, issued on April 1.
"Fast attaching line management apparatus for marine vessels and the like" was invented by John Hock (Stuart, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A line management apparatus that is configured to provide a technique to secure an anchor line of a marine vessel to the bow thereof in combination when deployed with a bridle. The present invention includes a bottom support member that is planar in manner having a first vertical support member and a second vertical support member extending upwards therefrom and being perpendicular thereto. The line management apparatus includes a first locking member that is pivotal...