Ice ramp system, bracket, and method
AssigneePro-Built Docks, LLC
InventorJohn Michael Creede
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Abstract
An ice ramp system for a dock including a catch plate adapted for horizontal mounting on a dock side surface of a dock; a plurality of ice ramps; a plurality of brackets, each bracket including a triangular cross-section with a bisecting element; an angled ice ramp support face for angularly supporting an ice ramp; a notch at a lower end of the support face for receiving an edge of an ice ramp; a hook that extends from an upper end of the support face that is mountable to a dock top surface; and a backplate having a downwardly extending tongue that mates with the catch plate.
Claims20
An ice ramp system for a dock, comprising:
- a catch plate adapted for horizontal mounting on a dock side surface;
- a plurality of ice ramps;
- a plurality of brackets, each bracket comprising:
- a triangular cross-section with a bisecting element;
- an angled ice ramp support face for angularly supporting an ice ramp;
- a notch at a lower end of the support face for receiving an edge of an ice ramp;
- a hook that extends from an upper end of the support face that is mountable to a dock top surface;
- and
- a backplate having a downwardly extending tongue that mates with the catch plate.
A bracket for mounting an ice ramp to a dock, comprising:
- a triangular cross-section with a bisecting element;
- an angled ice ramp support face for angularly supporting an ice ramp;
- a notch at a lower end of the support face for receiving an edge of an ice ramp;
- a hook that extends from an upper end of the support face that is mountable to a dock top surface;
- and
- a backplate having a downwardly extending tongue that mates with the catch plate.
A method for securing an ice ramp system to a dock, comprising:
- securing a catch plate horizontally to a dock side surface;
- securing a support rail to a dock top surface;
- securing a plurality of brackets to the dock side surface, including
- securing a hook of each bracket to the support rail, and
- securing a tongue of each bracket to the catch plate;
- and
- securing a plurality of ice ramps to the brackets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.