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US 6,145,463 AGranted
Float apparatus for a floating dock
AssigneePlayStar, Inc.
InventorBrian Zeilinger
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Abstract
A dock system having a float including a top wall. The top wall has a periphery and a central portion spaced from the periphery. The float also has a bottom wall and a continuous side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall about the periphery of the top wall. A connection member spaced from said periphery connects the top wall to the bottom wall generally at the central portion, and a deck is connected to said float to form a floating pier or deck.
Claims16
A float for a floating dock, said float comprising:
- a top wall having a periphery and a center;
- a bottom wall;
- a continuous side wall connecting said top wall to said bottom wall about said periphery of said top wall;
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- a connection member spaced from said periphery and connecting said top wall to said bottom wall generally at said center, wherein said connection member includes a recessed wall formed in said center and connected to said bottom wall, said recessed wall includes a base extending inward from said recessed wall and forming a water drainage hole.
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A float for a floating dock, said float comprising:
- a top wall having a periphery, a center and a recess formed in said center, wherein said top wall is crowned adjacent said center such that said top wall slopes downwardly from said center toward said periphery;
- a bottom wall having a periphery, a center, and an upwardly extending recess formed in the center, said bottom wall being connected adjacent said recess to said top wall;
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- a continuous side wall connecting said top wall periphery to said bottom wall periphery to form an interior surface defining a cavity.
1 more element
A dock system comprising:
- a float including a top wall having a periphery and a central portion spaced from said periphery, a bottom wall, a continuous side wall connecting said top wall to said bottom wall about said periphery of said top wall, and a connection member spaced from said periphery and connecting said top wall to said bottom wall generally at said central portion, wherein said connection member includes a recessed wall formed in said central portion and connected to said bottom wall, said recessed wall includes a base extending inward from said recessed wall and forming a water drain hole, and wherein said top wall includes drainage channels formed in sad top wall and extending radially away from said recessed wall;
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- a deck connected to said float.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.