Dinghy lift
AssigneeShore-Mate Industries, Inc.
InventorWayne A. Vogel
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Abstract
A dinghy lift for mounting to a boat beneath a swim platform. The dinghy lift includes a pair of space-apart lift mechanisms that are mounted to the stern beneath the swim platform. The lift mechanisms do not extend outwardly beyond the swim platform and therefore are generally hidden from view. A pair of arm are removably mounted to the lift mechanisms. The arms extend outwardly beyond the swim platform to form a cradle for the dinghy. The lift mechanisms selectively move the arms between a lowered position for loading and unloading the dinghy and a raised position for storing the dinghy.
Claims27
A combination comprising:
- a boat having a stern and a swim platform mounted to said stern, said swim platform extending outwardly from said stern and having an outer extreme;
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- a dinghy lift mounted to said stern beneath said swim platform, said dinghy lift including a lift mechanism not extending outwardly beyond said outer extreme of said swim platform, said dinghy lift including at least one arm mounted to said lift mechanism, said arm extending outwardly beyond said outer extreme of said swim platform and being movable by operation of said lift mechanism between a raised position and lowered position, said arm being removably mounted to said lift mechanism, whereby said arm can be easily removed from said lift mechanism when not in use.
A combination comprising:
- a boat having a swim platform, said swim platform extending outwardly from said boat to an outer extreme;
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- a dinghy lift mounted to said boat beneath said swim platform, said dinghy lift including a lift mechanism extending outwardly from said boat a distance less than said outer extreme of said swim platform, said dinghy lift further including an arm removably mounted to said lift mechanism, said arm extending beyond said outer extreme of said swim platform and being movable between a raised position and a lowered position by said lift mechanism.
A dinghy lift for installation on a boat having a swim platform, comprising:
- a lift mechanism mountable to the boat beneath the swim platform, said lift extending outwardly from the boat and having an outer extreme inwardly disposed from an outer extreme of the swim platform;
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- an arm removably mounted to said lift mechanism whereby said arm is removable from said lift mechanism when said dinghy lift is not in use, said arm extending beyond the outer extreme of the swim platform and including a cradle for support a dinghy, said arm being movable between a raised position and a lowered position through actuation of said lift mechanism.
A combination comprising:
- a boat having a stern and a waterline when said boat is at rest;
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- a dinghy lift mounted to said stern at a location beneath said waterline, said dinghy lift including a lift mechanism and at least one arm removably mounted to said dinghy lift, said arm being movable by operation of said lift mechanism between a raised position and lowered position, said arm being above said waterline when in said raised position and below said waterline when in said lowered position;
- wherein said lift mechanism is fully disposed beneath said waterline in all positions of said arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.