Boat lift construct
OwnerSean A. Barnesinventor
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Abstract
A boat lift is attached to piles driven into the earth or to another object. The boat lift is held in horizontal position relative to piles or the object to which it is attached, but vertical movement of the boat lift relative to the object is permitted. The boat lift is connected to the piles by modular units or cube constructs that have a post extending there through. The post has a blade extending from it. The blades are attached at an angle, according to the application, to pile guides that engage piles. The pile guides vertically traverse the piles, permitting the boat lift to move vertically relative to the object, but fixing the horizontal position of the boat lift.
Claims18
A stabilizer for a floating construct, comprising:
- a modular unit, the modular unit comprising a void extending though the modular unit;
- a modular unit stabilizer comprising a guide post that extends through the void of the modular unit and extends above a top of the modular unit and is longer than the void in the modular unit, the modular unit stabilizer comprising a blade that extends from an upper portion of the guide post, the blade extending beyond a side of the modular unit,
- wherein the guide post slidably engages the modular unit and permits limited vertical travel of the modular unit relative to the guide post.
A stabilizer for a floating construct, comprising:
- a modular unit stabilizer comprising first and second pile guides constructed and arranged to slidably engage a pile, the first pile guide comprising a blade that extends toward a floating construct, and the second pile guide comprising a blade that extends toward an object and is attached to the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.