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US 6,978,730 B1Granted
Magnetic boat docking system
OwnerKevin McCarthyinventor
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Abstract
A magnetic boat docking system includes an elongated pole having a handle end and a working end and a docking line having a magnetic member attached thereto. The pole has a magnet for attracting the magnetic member of the docking line where the magnet is located adjacent the working end of the pole. The pole also has a hook adapted to aid in grasping the docking line and a rod slidably extending within the pole with the magnet attached thereto in order to retract the magnet within the pole to release the line.
Claims7
A boat docking system comprising:
- an elongated rigid pole having a handle end and a working end;
- a docking line secured to a dock and having a magnetic member attached thereto;
- and
- a hook adjacent said working end adapted to aid in grasping said docking line,
- said pole having means for magnetically attracting said magnetic member of said docking line so as to retrieve said line in order to dock a boat, said attracting means being located adjacent said working end of said pole.
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A boat docking system comprising:
- an elongated rigid pole having a handle end and a working end;
- a docking line secured to a dock and having a magnetic member attached thereto;
- said pole having means for magnetically attracting said magnetic member of said docking line so as to retrieve said line in order to dock a boat, said attracting means being located adjacent said working end of said pole;
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- means for releasing said magnetic member from said working end of said pole, said releasing means including said pole having means for retracting said attracting means within said pole and away from said working end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.