Davit system for an inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat

A davit for an inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat comprising:

• a pair of spaced hanger assemblies adapted to be secured to the tubular sidewall of an inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat, each of said hanger assemblies including a catch bar having a centrally located u-shaped bend tipped with a pair of teats, the ends of said catch bar being perpendicular to said catch bar, and a resilient, flexible pad consisting of a thin rectangle with an upstanding lug located near each elongated end of said pad, connecting said lugs is a thickened section of said resilient, flexible pad, said resilient, flexible pad containing an elastomerized cloth strip within each lug and said connecting thickened pad section, said elastomerized cloth strip extending continuously below the surface of the exterior side of each lug, top of each lug, interior side of each lug and the top of said connecting thickened pad section, said elastomerized cloth strip, however, being exterior on all sides to the two openings bisecting the sides of said two lugs, said openings secured the ends of said catch bar, said openings contained hollow tubing, and attached to the bottom of said tubing are plates bent at a midpoint and having a portion extending from said lug into said thickened pad section, said plates extending toward the center of said thickened pad section but being spaced apart thereat to accommodate twisting flexure of said pad;
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• a pair of lock devices adapted to be fixed relative to and extending rearwardly from the stern of a carrier boat above the waterline thereof for alignment with said hanger assembly, each of said lock devices including an outer hook portion, inner bar portion, and clasp, said outer hook portion and inner bar portion being formed by two L-shaped rods, a bottom one of said two L-shaped rods being connected to a base portion such that the shorter, perpendicular portion of the bottom rod extends past one end of said base portion with said shorter, perpendicular portion of said bottom rod facing away from said base portion, a top one of said two L-shaped rods being attached to said bottom L-shaped rod such that the shorter, perpendicular portion of said top L-shaped rod attaches to the end of said bottom L-shaped rod not possessing a shorter, perpendicular portion, and also attached to said bottom L-shaped rod is said inner bar portion mounted on, but perpendicular to, the major portion of said bottom rod, and said clasp comprises of a tubular sheath placed over the upper of said two rods, a spring means continuously urging said clasp to press against said outer hook portion, a u-shaped guide attached to both sides of said sheath and passing underneath the lower of said two L-shaped rods, and a strip attached to the top portion of said sheath at both ends of said sheath so as to form an arch;
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• a pair of spaced stand-off support brackets secured to the stern of the carrier boat, above said lock devices, by swedged ends placed through u-shaped brackets, said stand-off brackets extended rearwardly beyond the stern of the carrier boat, each stand-off bracket including a rod tipped with an open-ended u-shaped clasp, each side of said clasp containing a hole through which one stud, forming the clasp closure, moves freely while being connected to a spring-loaded thumb lever attached parallel to said rod, said clasp having the ability to be secured to the inflatable dinghy through plates affixed to the inflatable dinghy by stand-off pads, each stand-off pad containing a plate through which is placed a hole, said hole engaging said stud of said clasp of said stand-off bracket when the inflatable dinghy is in the raised, generally vertical, out-of-water position.

A davit system for an inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat comprising:

• a pair of spaced hanger assemblies adapted to be secured to a tubular sidewall of said inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat, each of said hanger assemblies including a resilient flexible pad that is to be secured to said dinghy sidewall, and having a pair of spaced connector portions integral with said resilient, flexible pad, and said pad having a thickened section that extends between said spaced connector portions, said pad aligned so that said connector portions are located along the lengthwise dimension of the dinghy sidewall, and a substantially rigid catch member supported by said pad and extending outwardly from said dinghy sidewall, said substantially rigid catch member including a catch bar having a centrally located u-shaped bend and bent substantially right angle ends, said bent ends being secured in openings provided in said pair of spaced connector portions;
• a pair of lock devices adapted to be fixed relative to and extending rearwardly from the stern of a carrier boat above the waterline thereof for alignment with said hanger assemblies, each of said lock devices including means receiving and locking said substantially rigid catch member of an aligned hanger assembly so as to capture the dinghy and allow it to be swung upwardly and downwardly between a lowered, generally horizontal, in-water position and a raised, generally vertical, out-of-water stowed position generally parallel to the plane of the stern;
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• stand-off support bracket means for supporting the dinghy in its raised, generally vertical, out-of-water stowed position.

A davit system for an inflatable dinghy or small inflatable boat comprising:

• a pair of spaced hanger assemblies adapted to be secured to a tubular sidewall of said inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat, each of said hanger assemblies including a resilient flexible pad that it is to be secured to said dinghy sidewall, and having spaced connector portions projecting outwardly from said dinghy sidewall, said pad aligned so that said connector portions are located along the lengthwise dimension of the dinghy sidewall, and a substantially rigid catch member connected to said connector portions so as to be supported by said pad and extending outwardly from said dinghy sidewall, said substantially rigid catch member including a catch bar having a centrally located u-shaped bend and bent right angle ends, said bent ends being secured in openings provided in a pair of spaced pad connector means integral with said resilient, flexible pad, and said pad having a thickened section that extends between said spaced pad connector means;
• a pair of lock devices adapted to be fixed relative to and extending rearwardly from the stern of a carrier boat above the waterline thereof for alignment with said hanger assemblies, each of said lock devices including means receiving and locking the substantially rigid catch member of an aligned hanger assembly so as to capture the dinghy and allow it to be swung upwardly and downwardly between a lowered, a generally horizontal, in-water position and a raised, generally vertical, out-of-water stowed position, said lock device including two substantially parallel rods, a first of said rods forming an outer hook portion and an inner bar portion between which said substantially rigid catch member attaches, and a second of said rods being attached to said first rod such that said substantially rigid catch member may pass through a space formed by said first rod and said second rod;
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• stand-off support bracket means for supporting the dinghy it its raised, generally vertical, out-of-water stowed position.