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US 11,072,404 B1Granted
Floating dock construction
OwnerAnthony M. Woodwardinventor
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Abstract
A floating dock is constructed from a plurality of dock units with each unit having an interior at least partially filled of empty and recycled beverage plastic bottles. Each unit also includes a non-skid upper surface and means to interconnect adjacent units together.
Claims13
A modular floating dock, consisting of:
- a box base having a pair of first sidewalls, a pair of second sidewalls, an interior, and a mesh base, the pair of first sidewalls are shorter than the pair of second sidewalls, the mesh base is wrapped around an exterior of the box base for fastening purposes, and the mesh base extends onto the exterior side of the first sidewalls to help secure said mesh base in place;
- a top walking surface configured as a rectangular prism, the top walking surface is attached to the tops of the second pair of sidewalls;
- a plurality of first fasteners joining the adjacent sidewalls at each of their distal ends;
- a plurality of second fasteners fastening the mesh base around the perimeter of the pair of first sidewalls;
- a plurality of third fasteners attaching the top walking surface to the tops of the second pair of sidewalls;
- and
- a bracket having at least one protrusion that extends away from both sides therefrom, each of the at least one protrusion on a first side of the bracket engages within a corresponding receiver that is formed on any sidewall of the modular floating dock;
- wherein the mesh base provides a plurality of openings into the interior of the box base to allow for water to freely move in and out of the box base;
- wherein the mesh base is made of material selected from the group consisting of anti-corrosive metal, aluminum, or stainless steel to withstand exposure in a water-based environment;
- wherein the at least one protrusions are secured within the corresponding receivers;
- wherein the modular floating dock supports up to one thousand two hundred pounds;
- further comprising a plurality of containers each with corresponding caps are contained in an array within the modular floating dock;
- wherein the containers are a plurality of empty two liter bottles which are rinsed clean and tightly sealed via the corresponding caps;
- wherein the containers and sealed corresponding caps are arranged in a rectangular array such that they fill the box base interior while disposed in an upright manner;
- and
- further comprising a walkway having a pair of the modular floating docks and a dock area made of a plurality of additional modular floating docks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.