ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,892, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Grady-White Boats Inc. (Greenville, N.C.).
"Boat anchor roller" was invented by Joe Hunter (Kinston, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anchor roller incudes side walls to allow an anchor to be stored therein. Openings are provided in the side walls to allow the anchor line to pass there through to allow tying to a cleat."
The patent was filed on May 4, 2022, under Application No. 17/736,710.
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