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US 7,124,699 B1Granted
Portable dock cleat
OwnerTerry Swann Clark, Beth Engelman Clarkinventors
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Abstract
This invention was developed to provide a temporary and portable device for tying up a boat at a convenient and safe point of attachment on a dock structure, where no permanent point of attachment currently exists. It primarily comprises a strong, flexible strap that can be wrapped around a dock piling or other structure of similar circumference and held tightly in place by means of a cam-lock buckle and Velcro. A conventional dock cleat is bolted to this strap as a secure point of attachment for a boat docking line.
Claims7
A portable dock cleat assembly comprising;
- a flexible strap having an inside surface, outside surface and two ends, the strap being of such length that it can be snugly wrapped and secured around a dock piling of varying but typical circumferences;
- a cam-lock buckle attached to one end of said strap, the concave surface of the buckles profile being on the same side as the inside surface of the strap, the cam-lock buckle serving to tighten the strap and securing the loose end of the strap as the strap is wrapped around the circumference of a dock piling;
- a hook and loop fastener system attached to the outside surface of said strap, allowing for the cam-lock buckle to be further secured in it's closed position by securing the loose end of the strap onto itself against the outside surface of the strap;
- a dock cleat with two holes oriented from top to bottom that align with two holes located in the strap, said holes to accept two bolts to secure the dock cleat to the outside surface of said strap, locating the dock cleat in a position to receive and secure a docking line from a boat when the strap is wrapped and secured around a dock piling.
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A portable dock cleat assembly comprising;
- a flexible strap having an inside surface, outside surface and two ends, the strap being of such length that can be snugly wrapped and secured around a dock piling of varying but typical circumferences;
- a cam-lock buckle attached to one end of said strap, the concave surface of the buckles profile being on the same side as the inside surface of the strap, the cam-lock buckle serving to tighten the strap and securing the loose end of the strap as the strap is wrapped around the circumference of a dock piling;
- a hook and loop fastener system comprising the hook component of the hook and loop material being attached by means of sewing to the outside surface of said strap at the end of the strap opposite the end to which the cam-lock buckle is attached;
- the loop component of the hook and loop material being attached by means of sewing to the outside surface of said strap in such a length and position on the strap, as to allow for the maximum range of dock piling circumference around which the hook and loop components can make contact and attachment when said strap is wrapped around a dock piling, pulled through the cam-lock buckle, and the loose end of the strap is then further secured by closing the cam-lock buckle and pressing the loose end of the strap down onto it's outside surface;
- a dock cleat with two holes oriented from top to bottom that align with two holes located in the strap, said holes to accept two bolts to secure the dock cleat to the outside surface of said strap, locating the dock cleat in a position to receive and secure a docking line from a boat when the strap is wrapped and secured around a dock piling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.