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US 6,321,678 B1Granted
Inflatable dingy chock
OwnerSteve Skulnickinventor
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Abstract
A system for mounting a dingy on a deck or platform of a boat is provided. At least one selectively inflatable dingy chock is mounted on the deck or platform of the boat in order to support a dingy thereon. When the dingy is removed for use, the chock(s) may be deflated for efficient and convenient storage. Alternatively, inflatable chocks herein may be used to support jet-skis on boat surface(s)/platform(s).
Claims6
A structure including at least one inflatable dingy chock supporting a dingy on a boat, the structure comprising:
- at least one inflatable dingy chock which is selectively inflatable and selectively deflatable, wherein said chock is mounted on a deck or platform of the boat;
- and
- wherein said inflatable dingy chock extends substantially all the way across a bottom of a hull of the boat, and wherein said chock includes an approximately V-shaped or U-shaped channel defined in an upper surface thereof for receiving a bottom central portion of said hull in a supporting manner.
A method of supporting a dingy on a surface of a boat, the method comprising:
- providing a dingy to be supported;
- providing a boat;
- inflating at least one dingy chock;
- mounting the dingy chock on the surface of the boat;
- and
- mounting the dingy on at least an upper surface of the inflated chock so that the chock helps support the dingy on the boat so that substantially an area extending all the way across a bottom surface of the boat is supported by the at least one dingy chock.
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