Inflatable mooring station
OwnerRobert Stillmaninventor
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Abstract
An inflatable mooring station is adapted for use with a fixed or floating platform extending over a body of water. The mooring station is attached to the platform, and designed for holding a water craft in a generally stationary position relative to the platform. The mooring station includes a buoyant, inflatable body and at least one line tie located on the inflatable body. An anchor line is attached at one end to the line tie and at its opposite end to the platform to secure the inflatable body to the platform.
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An inflatable mooring station adapted for attachment to a fixed or floating structure, and designed for holding a water craft in a generally stationary position on a body of water, said mooring station comprising:
- a buoyant, inflatable body;
- said body comprising an elongated base and a plurality of spaced-apart elongated fingers formed with said base, such that adjacent fingers cooperate with said base to form a three-sided docking area for receiving a water craft, and wherein each of said plurality of fingers has a length greater than 50% of a length of said base;
- said base and said plurality of fingers having respective substantially flat top surfaces, said top surfaces collectively defining a substantially flat deck for supporting users maneuvering to and from the water craft;
- at least one station handle located on respective top surfaces of said plurality of fingers;
- at least one line tie located on said inflatable body, and defining an anchor point for attaching one end of an anchor line to said inflatable body, whereby an opposite end of the anchor line extends to and secures said inflatable body to the structure.
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In combination with a fixed or floating platform extending over a body of water, an inflatable mooring station attached to said platform, and designed for holding a water craft in a generally stationary position on the water, said mooring station comprising:
- a buoyant, inflatable body;
- said body comprising an elongated base and a plurality of spaced-apart elongated fingers formed with said base, such that adjacent fingers cooperate with said base to form a three-sided docking area for receiving a water craft, and wherein each of said plurality of fingers has a length greater than 50% of a length of said base;
- said base and said plurality of fingers having respective substantially flat top surfaces, said top surfaces collectively defining a substantially flat deck for supporting users maneuvering to and from the water craft;
- at least one station handle located on respective top surfaces of said plurality of fingers;
- at least one line tie located on said inflatable body;
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- an anchor line attached at one end thereof to said line tie and at an opposite end thereof to said platform, thereby securing said inflatable body to said platform.
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