Hydraulic and earth engineering – Marine vessel portage – launching – or removing
Patent
1992-12-14
1993-12-07
Corbin, David H.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Marine vessel portage, launching, or removing
405 7, 405218, B63C 100
Patent
active
052678113
ABSTRACT:
A portable dock consisting of a raised V-Shaped structure, with an essentially rectangularly shaped horizontal base with attached spaced apart angled platforms situated above the base, said dock adapted to reside substantially underwater. The raised V-shaped structure has an open medial channel which enables the platforms to act as cradle members to engage opposite sides of a watercraft, as the watercraft to be docked is maneuvered into the open medial channel bow first. As the watercraft advances from the rear to the front of the dock, along the long axis of the base, the bow rests upon and is elevated by the incline of the platforms. The weight of the watercraft, as it rests upon the platforms, serves to anchor the dock to the bottom of the lake bed, thereby rendering both the watercraft and the dock stationary.
The invention may be easily placed into the body of water and removed therefrom by hand, as it is of such a size and weight so as to allow easy manual transport. The invention enables watercraft such as boats, jet skis, and the like to be "docked" or rendered stationary in shallow water areas along shorelines. This allows the operators of small watercraft greater versatility in their choice of "port" sites, for the securing of the watercraft, and loading and unloading of occupants and or materials from the craft.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4155667 (1979-05-01), Ebsen
patent: 4468150 (1984-08-01), Price
patent: 5186576 (1993-02-01), Fournier
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