Buoyant platform for dogs
OwnerBarry H. Rogersinventor
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Abstract
A buoyant platform (10) for dogs that is adapted to be releasably connected to an above waterline structure (100) wherein, the buoyant platform (10) includes a pair of flotation arm members (21) (22) having a generally rigid platform member (40) connected across the spaced inboard ends of the flotation arm members (21)(22) and a ramp member (30) suspended between the flotation arm members (21) (22) wherein, the ramp member (30) has an outboard end that is provided with a generally U-shaped spacer bar (36) that defines an enlarged submerged ramp entrance and which is operatively connected to the spaced outboard ends of the flotation arm members (21) (22).
Claims18
A buoyant platform for dogs that is adapted to be releasably connected to an above waterline structure wherein the buoyant platform comprises
- a flotation unit including a pair of flotation arm members each having an inboard end and an outboard end
- a lower ramp unit including a ramp member suspended from said pair of floatation arm members and having an inboard end and an outboard end
- first means associated with the outboard end of the ramp member for maintaining the outboard ends of the flotation arm members at a spaced distance from one another
- an upper platform unit including a generally rigid platform member;
- and,
- second means associated with said platform member for maintaining the inboard ends of the flotation arm members at a spaced distance from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.