Modular floating boat lift
AssigneeMarine Floats Corporation
InventorsJeffrey M. Hillman, Clifton D. Vierus
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Abstract
A floating boat lift capable of accommodating a wide variety of V-hulled boats. The boat lift is comprised of docking members, a bow stop that protects the hull of the boat, a stern segment and at least one intermediate segment. The stern segment and intermediate segment contain a channel with rollers that assist in conveying the boat over the boat lift and supporting the boat when docked. The rollers have different height configurations and can be positioned in different trays in the channel so that they can be used with boats that have different dead rise angles.
Claims16
A buoyant, modular boat lift for supporting V-hulled boats, comprising:
- a pair of generally parallel buoyant docking members spaced laterally from each other;
- a bow stop releasably secured to the docking members so that it extends between the laterally spaced docking members and defining a forward end of a boat receiving cavity;
- a stern segment releasably secured to the docking members so that it extends between the laterally spaced docking members and is spaced proximally behind the bow stop;
- a support tapered inwardly to receive the hull of a water vehicle;
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- wherein the combined buoyancy of the docking members, bow stop and stern segment being sufficient to support a water vehicle above a surface of a body of water on which the boat lift rests.
A buoyant, modular boat lift for supporting V-hulled boats, comprising:
- a pair of generally parallel buoyant docking members spaced laterally from each other;
- a bow stop releasably secured to the docking members so that it extends between the laterally spaced docking members and defining a forward end of a boat receiving cavity;
- a stern segment releasably secured to the docking members so that it extends between the laterally spaced docking members and is spaced proximally behind the bow stop;
- wherein the combined buoyancy of the docking members, bow stop and stern segment being sufficient to support a water vehicle above a surface of a body of water on which the boat lift rests;
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- wherein the bow stop and stern segment are spaced a distance apart from each other so that a portion of the boat cavity is open to the body of water upon which the boat lift rests.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.