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US 12,296,930 B2Granted
Dock-launching system for kayaks
OwnerJack LaSeeinventor
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Abstract
A kayak launching system provides a vertical support pole and submersible rack arms extending out from a dock beneath the water. The rack arms may be lowered to allow a kayak to be positioned above them and then raised to stabilize the kayak during entrance or exit.
Claims14
A kayak launching system comprising:
- a submersible kayak rack having longitudinally separated arms sized to receive a kayak thereabove, in a submerged state, and to stabilize the kayak for entrance or exit, in a raised state;
- a dock mount attachable to a dock;
- a lift communicating between the submersible kayak rack and the dock mount to move the submersible kayak rack between the submerged state and the raised state and positioned to be operable by an individual in the kayak;
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- a support pole positioned between the longitudinally separated arms toward a center of the kayak as stabilized and extending upwardly from the dock mount near a dock edge to support an individual entering or exiting the kayak on the submersible kayak rack in the raised state;
- further including a second lift communicating between the submersible kayak rack and the dock mount to move the submersible kayak rack between the raised state and a storage state above the raised state;
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- wherein the second lift connects in parallel to the lift to allow independent movement of the submersible kayak rack by either of the lift or the second lift.
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A kayak launching system comprising:
- a submersible kayak rack having longitudinally separated arms sized to receive a kayak thereabove, in a submerged state, and to stabilize the kayak for entrance or exit, in a raised state;
- a dock mount attachable to a dock;
- a lift communicating between the submersible kayak rack and the dock mount to move the submersible kayak rack between the submerged state and the raised state and positioned to be operable by an individual in the kayak;
- a support pole positioned between the longitudinally separated arms toward a center of the kayak as stabilized and extending upwardly from the dock mount near a dock edge to support an individual entering or exiting the kayak on the submersible kayak rack in the raised state;
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- wherein the submersible kayak rack provides at least one pivoting arm attached to a rack pivot supported by the dock mount and wherein the submersible kayak rack moves between the submerged state and raised state by pivoting about the rack pivot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.