Boat trailer marking device
OwnerRichard A. Massieinventor
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Abstract
A boat trailer marking device capable of automatic deployment from and redeployment to a protected and recessed position out of sight and unobstructed which includes an elongated element pivotally attached to a mounting means wherein the elongated element includes an extension arm with visible means on the outer extremity and a weight arm which preferably includes a spring assist adapted to rotate the boat trailer marking device into vertical position for marking and tracking the movement and location of a boat trailer from a towing vehicle and for gauging the depth of the water when the boat trailer is in position on a boat ramp for loading a boat and for locating and targeting the center of the submerged boat trailer while loading the boat.
Claims12
A boat trailer marking device comprising:
- an elongated element, said elongated element attached to a mounting device in pivotal relation therewith at a pivot point in said elongated element,
- said elongated element having an extension arm projecting from said pivot point,
- said extension arm having visible means for marking water depth included with said extension arm,
- said elongated element having a weight arm projecting from said pivot point in the opposite direction from said extension arm, said weight arm having a weight device associated therewith, and a spring associated with said elongated element, said weight arm and said spring adapted to effect rotation of said extension arm into a substantially vertical position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.