# US 10,865,574 B2 · Boat work platform system and corresponding methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,865,574 B2 - Document ID: US10865574B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/205,009 - Filed: 2018-11-29 - Published: 2019-07-18 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-27 - Applicants: Joaquin Speaks - Inventors: Joaquin Speaks - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865574B2 ## CPC - E04G 3/28: Mobile scaffolds; Scaffolds with mobile platforms {(movable inspection or maintenance platforms for bridges E01D19/106, lifting devices for movable platforms, e.g. on vehicles B66F11/04)} - B63B 17/00: Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for {(vehicle fittings for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles in general B60R25/00; propeller guards, line cutters or other means for protecting propellers or rudders B63H5/165; protection of power legs of outboard propulsion units B63H20/36; locking devices for boats, surfboards or parts or accessories thereof E05B73/007)} - E04G 1/18: adjustable in height {(lifting devices for movable platforms, e.g. on vehicles B66F11/04)} - E04G 1/34: Scaffold constructions able to be folded in prismatic or flat parts or able to be turned down - E04G: SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) ## Abstract The platform includes a base support that can be clamped to a boat railing and extendable support arms that support a work platform. Methods of manufacturing the platform are also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of making a portable work platform system to be removably mounted on a boat comprising: providing a base support having a first base component, a second base component, a first top surface and a second top surface; providing a clamping mechanism, said clamping mechanism connecting said first base component to said second base component; providing a work platform having a primary surface, a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface; providing at least two extendable support arm systems each comprising a single unitary primary extendable support link, a primary non-extendable support link and a secondary support link, each of said primary extendable support links having a first bottom end, a first top end, a primary support surface and a secondary support surface, said first bottom end of said primary extendable support link being configured to be connected to said first top surface of said base support, and said first top end configured to be connected to said first bottom surface of said work platform; each of said primary non-extendable support links having a second bottom end configured to be connected to said second top surface of said base support, and an opposite terminal end connected to said secondary support surface; each of said secondary support links having a first end connected to said primary support surface and a second top end configured to be connected to said second bottom surface, positioning said first bottom surface of said work platform to connect to each extendable support arm systems' first top end, and positioning said second bottom surface to connect to each extendable support arm systems' second top end. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing at least two extendable support arm systems further comprises, for each support arm system: providing a first arm system hinge and a second arm system hinge, said first arm system hinge connecting said primary extendible support link to said primary non-extendable support link, and said second arm system hinge connecting said primary extendable support link to said secondary extendable support link. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing said work platform having said primary surface further comprises: providing a first platform component, a second platform component and a platform hinge, and attaching said first platform component to said second platform component by said platform hinge. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3 wherein providing said first platform component, said second platform component and said platform hinge further allows: folding said primary non-extendable support link, said secondary support link and said second platform component adjacent to said primary extendable support link when detached from said base support. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first base component has a first inner surface and the second base component has a second inner surface, and the step of providing said base support further comprises: providing a first detachable spacer and a second detachable spacer each having at least one flexible outer ridge; and configuring said first detachable spacer and said second detachable spacer to attach to said first inner surface and said second inner surface, respectively. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing a safety mechanism on said primary surface of said work platform. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: securing said extendable support arm systems to said base support with clevis mounts. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising; providing a middle extendable support link, the middle extendable support link comprising a bottom endpoint and a top endpoint; connecting the bottom endpoint to the primary non-extendable support link; and removably mounting the top endpoint to the primary extendable support link. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein providing said clamping mechanism further comprises: providing a worm screw mechanism configured to adjust the distance between the first base component and the second base component to be removably connected to a railing of the boat. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein providing said clamping mechanism further comprises: providing a threaded hole in the first base component; providing a standard bolt hole in the second base component; and providing a standard bolt wherein said threaded bolt hole, said standard bolt hole, and said standard bolt are configured to adjust the distance between the first base component and the second base component to be removably connected to a railing of the boat. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing a first spacer and a second spacer to be removably mounted to the first base component and the second base component. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising: positioning the first spacer along an inner surface of the first base component, and positioning the second spacer along an inner surface of the second base component.