Boat docking assist assembly
OwnerRichard Gregory Farrellinventor
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Abstract
A docking system for assisted boat docking. The docking system may include a front assembly and/or a rear assembly. The front assembly can be configured to engage a bow of a boat and at least partially absorb a docking impact force of the boat. The front assembly can include a first mounting portion, a first arm, and a bow retaining portion. The first mounting portion can be configured to be supported by an upper surface of a dock. The first arm can be supported by the first mounting portion and can extend transverse to the first mounting portion. The bow retaining portion can be supported by the first arm. The rear assembly can be configured to engage and/or secure a rear of the boat to the dock.
Claims21
1-72. (canceled)
A docking system, comprising:
- a dock portion comprising:
- a first mounting portion configured to be supported by an upper surface of a dock;
- and
- a post coupled to the first mounting portion and extending away from the upper surface of the dock;
- and
- a boat portion comprising:
- a second mounting portion configured to be supported by an upper surface of a boat;
- and
- an arm comprising a first arm end and a second arm end, the first arm end rotationally coupled to the second mounting portion, the second arm end comprising a hook;
- wherein the arm is configured to move between a retracted configuration where the second arm end is positioned over the second mounting portion and an extended configuration where the second arm end extends substantially perpendicularly to the second mounting portion.
A docking system, comprising:
- a front assembly configured to engage a bow of a boat and at least partially absorb a docking impact force of the boat, the front assembly comprising:
- a first mounting portion configured to be supported by an upper surface of a dock;
- a first arm supported by the first mounting portion, the first arm extending transverse to the first mounting portion;
- and
- a bow retaining portion supported by the first arm;
- and
- a post coupled to at least one of the first mounting portion, a second mounting portion, or the dock, the post extending away from the upper surface of the dock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.