Boat storage, shipping system and support therefore
AssigneeJos. Dyson & Sons, Inc.
InventorsRussell C. Quinn, Frank B. Robb
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Abstract
A system for storage and shipping of boats availing of a series of adjustable support units which are connected by flexible elements to each other to prevent lateral and longitudinal movement of the boat with respect to its supported location, the support units likewise providing for fastening of a boat to the units by other flexible elements.
Claims9
A boat storage and shipping system comprising a series of upright individual support units, each having a stable base and an adjustable pad member at the upper end of each said unit, a boat having a keel, and supported on said members, said boat having varying contours at bottom and sides of same, and normally flexible tensionable elements connecting the support units with each other and sufficiently tightened adjacent the bottom and keel to prevent longitudinal and lateral movement of the boat with respect to said units.
A support unit for boat shipping and storage comprising a flat base, a main post assembly connected to the base, brace parts fixed to the base and assembly to maintain the same in generally upright position, said assembly comprising a main tube, a secondary tube positioned within the main tube for upward and downward adjustment with respect to the main tube, means to maintain the secondary tube in various adjusted positions, an adjusting screw mounted in the secondary tube, an adjusting nut on the screw to position the same with respect to the secondary tube, a pad for engagement with a boat bottom pivotally connected to the screw, means carried by the screw for connection to flexible elements to in turn connect one support unit with another support unit in boat supporting position.
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