Coupling device

A coupling device for a joining together adjacent dock segments of a dock installation, comprising:

• a. an elongate pin portion and at least one clamp portion, each positionable on respective dock segments;
• b. the pin portion having at least one elongate first clamp surface aligned along its length with a central longitudinal first axis and a pin support portion configured for mounting the pin portion on a corresponding mounting region on a first dock segment;
• c. the clamp portion comprising first and second clamp portions forming a pair of opposed second clamp surfaces, and a clamp support portion configured for mounting the clamp portion on a corresponding mounting region on a second dock segment,
• a. the first clamp portion including a flange fixed to and extending outwardly from the clamp support portion and having a boundary region which is configured to extend downwardly toward a water surface;
• b. the second clamp portion spaced below the boundary region of the first clamp portion to form a pin receiving region therebetween which is configured to be open in a direction toward the water surface and along a longitudinal second axis to receive the pin portion when the second clamp portion is in an open pin-receiving configuration,
• d. the pin portion being configured to be received in the pin-receiving region when the clamp portion is placed thereon;
• wherein the second clamp portion is configured to be actuated relative to the first clamp portion between the open pin-receiving configuration and a pin-engaging configuration to receive the pin portion and in which the first axis is substantially aligned with the second axis, with the first clamp surface on the pin portion engaged with the opposed second clamp surfaces for securing the pin portion therebetween, wherein the pin portion is rotatable relative to the clamp portion about the first axis to accommodate relative movement between the adjacent dock segments.

A coupling device for use in positioning a dock segment in a dock installation, comprising:

• a) a clamp portion positionable on the dock segment or an associated anchoring structure and defining a clamp axis;
• b) a pin portion on an adjacent dock segment or an associated anchoring structure and defining a pin axis;
• c) the clamp portion having a base structure and a flange extending outwardly therefrom, the flange having a boundary region configured to extend downwardly toward a water surface, and a bite configured in an open pin-receiving configuration to be below the boundary region to form a pin-receiving region therebetween to receive the pin portion when the clamp portion is placed on and entraps the pin portion in the pin-receiving region;
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• d) the pin- receiving region being aligned with the clamp axis;
• e) wherein the bite is configured to be actuated between the open pin-receiving configuration, and a pin-engaging configuration with the pin portion held in the pin-receiving region;
• f) and wherein the clamp axis is configured to be substantially parallel with the pin axis of the pin portion, and with a lateral axis of the dock segment or the associated anchoring structure, for securing the pin portion therewith, so that the pin portion is rotatable relative to the clamp portion about the pin axis to accommodate relative movement between the dock segment and the adjacent dock segment or associated anchoring structure.