Self-adjusting drive-on floating dock
AssigneeCellofoam North America, Inc.
InventorMark H. Arnold
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Abstract
A self-adjusting, drive-on, floating dock for personal watercraft including a central float having a plurality of central float rollers to support the keel or bottom of the hull of a personal watercraft; and a plurality of side floats with attached side float arms having attached side float rollers that support the sides of the hull of a personal watercraft; and in which at least one of the side floats is attached to the central float in such a manner to allow it to float independently of the center float, but is restrained from drifting away from said central float; and the independent buoyant forces created by both the central float and the plurality of side floats together support the hull of a personal watercraft.
Claims20
A floating dock system for a personal watercraft, comprising:
- a main floating platform, comprising:
- a center docking section and at least one roller rotationally secured about an axis to the main floating platform, wherein the axis of the at least one roller is positioned across a longitudinal centerline of the main floating platform;
- and
- at least two side portions, at least one of the side portions positioned opposite at least one other side portion about the longitudinal centerline of the main floating platform, at least one side portion having at least one opening between a top side of the main floating platform and a bottom side of the main floating platform;
- at least one buoyant side member in one of the at least two side portions which is configured to float independently of the main floating platform, wherein the at least one buoyant side member comprises at least one pair of arms with a side roller rotationally secured between each of the at least one pair of arms;
- and
- wherein the at least one pair of arms of the at least one buoyant side members is positioned within the at least one opening of the at least two side portions.
A self-adjusting, drive-on, floating dock, comprising:
- a central float comprising a plurality of central float rollers to support at least a bottom portion of a hull of a personal watercraft;
- and
- a plurality of side floats to support at least a portion of opposed sides of the hull of a personal watercraft;
- wherein each of the plurality of side floats comprise a plurality of side float arms and a plurality of side float rollers;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of side floats is configured to float independently and is detachably constrained with respect to the central float;
- and
- wherein independent buoyant forces created by both the central float and the at least one of the plurality of side floats configured to float independently together support the hull of a personal watercraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.