Apparatus for storing a boat
First Claim
1. An apparatus for lifting a boat from, and storing above, water, said boat having a bottom surface, said apparatus for use with a floating dock, said apparatus comprising:
- a stationary frame having a top surface, a first end and an opposing second end, a first side and an opposing second side, said stationary frame including decking laid on said top surface;
a pivoting frame attached to said stationary frame, said pivoting frame pivoting about a horizontal axis of rotation, said pivoting frame having a first end and an opposing second end;
means for securing said stationary frame to said floating dock so that said stationary frame extends laterally from said floating dock;
means for pulling said boat onto said stationary frame, said pulling means carried by said first end of said stationary frame; and
means carried by said stationary frame for floating said stationary frame.
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing a boat from water and storing in a position above water includes a stationary frame with a pivoting frame attached thereto. An end of the pivoting frame extends into the water, allowing engagement with a boat. The stationary frame is secured to the side of a floating dock or marina so that it extends laterally therefrom. Flotation devices keep the stationary frame level with the dock or marina when not storing a boat, while minimizing the amount of tilt by the dock or marina when a boat is in the stored position. Angled rollers positioned on the pivoting and stationary frame guide the boat to a central position. An alternative preferred embodiment has the stationary frame secured to pilings by a plurality of rings that slidingly fit thereover.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for lifting a boat from, and storing above, water, said boat having a bottom surface, said apparatus for use with a floating dock, said apparatus comprising:
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a stationary frame having a top surface, a first end and an opposing second end, a first side and an opposing second side, said stationary frame including decking laid on said top surface; a pivoting frame attached to said stationary frame, said pivoting frame pivoting about a horizontal axis of rotation, said pivoting frame having a first end and an opposing second end; means for securing said stationary frame to said floating dock so that said stationary frame extends laterally from said floating dock; means for pulling said boat onto said stationary frame, said pulling means carried by said first end of said stationary frame; and means carried by said stationary frame for floating said stationary frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for lifting a boat from, and storing said boat above, water, said boat having a bottom surface, said apparatus for use with a marina having a primary deck and a plurality of spaced apart secondary decks extending therefrom, said apparatus comprising:
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a stationary frame having a top surface, a first end and an opposing second end, and a first side and an opposing second side, said stationary frame including decking laid on said top surface; a pivoting frame attached to said stationary frame, said pivoting frame pivoting about a horizontal axis of rotation, said pivoting frame having a first end and a second end; means for securing said stationary frame to said marina so that said stationary frame extends laterally from said marina; and means carried by said stationary frame for pulling said boat onto said stationary frame. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for lifting a boat from and storing above water, said apparatus for use with at least one piling having an exterior surface, said apparatus comprising:
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a stationary frame having a top surface, a first end and an opposing second end, a first side and an opposing second side, and a center line said stationary frame including decking laid on said top surface; a pivoting frame attached to said stationary frame, said pivoting frame pivoting about a non-center horizontal axis of rotation, said pivoting frame having a first end and an opposing second end, said second end of said pivoting frame extending beyond said second end of said stationary frame; means for securing said stationary frame to said at least one piling; means carried by said stationary frame for pulling said boat onto said stationary frame, said pulling means extending from said first end of said stationary frame; and means carried by said stationary frame for floating said stationary frame and said pivoting frame. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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