An anchor roller assembly 5 comprises a base 9 and a tiltable member 11 comprising a longitudinal channel for receiving an anchor shank and pivotally mounted to the base, a pair of rollers 15, 17 supporting an anchor rode 1 and a guide 19 for preventing snagging of the anchor rode. The guide defines a flared bearing surface (27 fig 2) at least part of which is concave when viewed in a cross section plane normal to a longitudinal axis of the channel and convex when viewed in a cross section plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the channel. An anchor roller assembly is further disclosed in which the tiltable member comprises a buffer 31, 33 limiting the tilt angle of the tilting member and is adjustably positionable so allowing a maximum or minimum tilt angle to be set. An anchor roller assembly is further disclosed in which the tiltable member comprises a hose connector 65 and is arranged to convey water into the channel when water is supplied via a hose. A method of washing an anchor rode is also disclosed comprising supplying water to an anchor rode as it is drawn along the channel.
Anchor roller and rode guide
2018-01-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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