ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,291, issued on March 3.
"Extendable pole for shallow water anchoring system" was invented by Billy Young (Mobile, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and apparatus for extending the operating depth of an existing shallow water anchoring system which includes a first cylindrical member having a plurality of fasteners thereon which slide over and attach to a distal end of the existing extendable anchoring pole and having a second cylindrical member with fasteners thereon which attach to a new extendable anchoring pole thereby forming a one-piece unit. The first cylindrical member can be slidably moved up and down the existing ex...