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US 11,535,144 B2Granted
Transporting device for launching and hauling a boat
AssigneeBoat Lift S.R.L.
InventorsEzio Pira, Alex Cardone
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AssigneeBoat Lift S.R.L.
InventorsEzio Pira, Alex Cardone
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A transporting device for launching and hauling boats is provided. The device includes a frame arranged to support a boat hull and is provided with at least two pairs of wheels. Each pair of wheels is formed by two wheels aligned with each other on opposite sides of the frame, and the frame is further provided with one or more tracks. The device is capable of easily and effectively moving both on roads and other hard terrains, and on soft terrains, such as for instance sandy or muddy terrains. According to an embodiment, the wheels and the tracks are mounted on the frame so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the frame itself so that they can be selectively brought into contact with the underlying ground or moved away from ground depending on the kind of terrain on which the device is moving.
A transporting device for launching and hauling a boat, which device comprises a frame including a pair of longitudinal beams, parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other, each of the longitudinal beams having a respective longitudinal axis, each of the longitudinal beams carrying one or more supporting elements arranged to support the boat, wherein the transporting device is provided with at least two pairs of wheels, including a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels, each pair of wheels being formed by two wheels arranged aligned to each other on opposite sides of the frame, each pair of wheels being formed by two wheels, which are steerable wheels mounted aligned to each other on a respective one of the longitudinal beams, whereby each longitudinal beam carries a respective front wheel and a respective rear wheel, the front wheels of the pair of front wheels being aligned to each other and the rear wheels of the pair of rear wheels being aligned to each other, wherein the transporting device is further provided with at least two tracks mounted on the frame, each of the tracks being mounted on a respective one of the longitudinal beams, each of the tracks being mounted between the front wheel and rear wheel on a respective one of the longitudinal beams along the longitudinal axis of the respective one of the longitudinal beams, and wherein the wheels and the tracks are mounted on the longitudinal beams so as to be movable relative to the frame in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the frame, whereby the wheels and the tracks can be selectively brought into contact with the underlying ground or moved away from ground, so that a configuration that is most suitable depending on a kind of terrain on which the device is moving is selectable.
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