Dock float system
OwnerBruce D. Fournierinventor
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Abstract
A composite floating dock system comprised of one or more dock float components, with each dock float component having a dock frame and one or more floats attached thereto, with each of the dock float components constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic into a single monolithic unit, and being ballasted with encased concrete.
Claims20
A dock float system, said system comprising one or more dock float components, each said dock float component comprised of
- a dock frame and one or more floats, with each of the one or more floats affixed to an underside of said dock frame;
- wherein said dock frame is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and incorporates concrete therein,
- said dock frame is substantially rectangular, having four substantially rectangular side walls and a substantially rectangular floor, with an open top and an interior space,
- wherein two of the side walls comprising a first pair of side walls are oriented substantially parallel to each other, and two other side walls comprising a second pair of side walls are oriented substantially parallel to each other, with each side wall of the first pair of side walls adjacent to both side walls of the second pair of side walls, with adjacent side walls oriented substantially perpendicular to each other, and all four side walls adjacent to and oriented substantially perpendicular to the floor, such that the four side walls and the floor are formed as a monolithic unit, with water tight seams at all points of adjacency of the side walls and floor, and
- each of said one or more floats is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and incorporates concrete therein;
- whereby said dock float system is placed into a water environment such that said dock float system floats with each dock frame being substantially above the water and the one or more floats being substantially submerged.
A dock float system, said system comprising one or more dock float components, each said dock float component comprised of
- a dock frame and one or more floats, with each of the one or more floats affixed to an underside of said dock frame;
- wherein said dock frame is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and incorporates concrete therein,
- each of the one or more floats of the one or more dock float components is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and incorporates concrete therein, and
- each of the one or more floats of each of the one or more dock float components is a substantially rectangular structure having four substantially rectangular side walls and a substantially rectangular floor, enclosing an interior space,
- wherein two of the side walls comprising a first pair of side walls are oriented substantially parallel to each other, and two other side walls comprising a second pair of side walls are oriented substantially parallel to each other, with each side wall of the first pair of side walls adjacent to both side walls of the second pair of side walls, with adjacent side walls oriented substantially perpendicular to each other, and all four side walls adjacent to and oriented substantially perpendicular to the floor, such that the four side walls and the floor are formed as a monolithic unit, with water tight seams at all points of adjacency of the side walls and floor;
- whereby said interior space of each said float is at least partially filled with a quantity of concrete, such that the quantity of concrete located within each float is substantially the same as the quantity of concrete located within each other float, and
- said dock float system is placed into a water environment such that said dock float system floats with the dock frame being substantially above the water and the one or more floats being substantially submerged.
A dock float system, said system comprising one or more dock float components, each said dock float component comprised of
- a dock frame and one or more floats, with each of the one or more floats affixed to an underside of said dock frame;
- wherein said dock frame is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and incorporates concrete therein,
- each of the one or more floats of each of the one or more dock float components is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and incorporates concrete therein, and
- each of the one or more floats of each of the one or more dock float components is a structure having four side walls and a substantially rectangular floor, enclosing an interior space,
- wherein two of the side walls are substantially trapezoidal in shape and two of the sidewalls are substantially rectangular, with the two substantially trapezoidal side walls comprising a first pair of side walls which are oriented substantially parallel to each other, and with the two substantially rectangular side walls comprising a second pair of side walls which are angled towards each other and adjacent to the side walls of the first pair of side walls, with all four side walls adjacent to the floor, such that the four side walls and the floor are formed as a monolithic unit, with water tight seams at all points of adjacency of the side walls and floor;
- whereby said interior space of each said float is at least partially filled with a quantity of concrete, such that the quantity of concrete located within each float is substantially the same as the quantity of concrete located within each other float, and
- said dock float system is placed into a water environment such that said dock float system floats with the dock frame being substantially above the water and the one or more floats being substantially submerged.
A dock float system, said system comprising one or more dock float components, each said dock float component comprised of
- a dock frame and one or more floats, with each of the one or more floats affixed to an underside of said dock frame;
- wherein said dock frame is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and incorporates concrete therein,
- each of the one or more floats of each of the one or more dock float components is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and incorporates concrete therein, and
- each of the one or more floats of each of the one or more dock float components is a structure having four substantially trapezoidal side walls and a substantially rectangular floor, enclosing an interior space,
- wherein two of the side walls comprise a first pair of side walls and the other two of side walls comprise a second pair of side walls, with the first pair of side walls angled towards each other and the second pair of side walls angled towards each other, with each side wall of the first pair of side walls adjacent to the side walls of the second pair of side walls, with all four side walls adjacent to the floor, such that the four side walls and the floor are formed as a monolithic unit, with water tight seams at all points of adjacency of the side walls and floor;
- whereby said interior space of each said float is at least partially filled with a quantity of concrete, such that the quantity of concrete located within each float is substantially the same as the quantity of concrete located within each other float, and
- said dock float system is placed into a water environment such that said dock float system floats with the dock frame being substantially above the water and the one or more floats being substantially submerged.
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