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US 7,401,999 B2Granted
Pre-cast deck and dock system
OwnerLaurie Ann DelZottoinventor
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Abstract
A pre-cast article of manufacture and system, a deck and dock is disclosed utilizing 2 main components, beam(s) and slab(s). Only one component, the cantilever beam, is required for the invention. The preferred embodiment uses a cantilevered Z beam and other embodiments use a drop-cantilever beam and straight-cantilever beam. The cantilever beam may be any shape or size. Optional accessories are also disclosed that may be added such as hand rail(s), boat bumper(s) and water access ladder(s).
Claims11
An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a cantilevered structural support further comprising at least one horizontal or nearly horizontal member of sufficient weight, strength, length, width and depth further comprising an inland end and a water end, wherein the horizontal or nearly horizontal member is set on top of and perpendicular to an existing sea wall to define the inland end and the water end of the horizontal or nearly horizontal member, and wherein the horizontal or nearly horizontal member further comprises
- a first horizontal or nearly horizontal surface portion for placement substantially against a horizontal or nearly horizontal surface of the sea wall, and
- a second vertical or nearly vertical surface portion extending from the first horizontal or nearly horizontal surface portion for placement substantially against a vertical or nearly vertical surface of the sea wall,
- the first surface portion and the second surface portion being the only surfaces of the horizontal or nearly horizontal member to be in substantial contact with the sea wall when the horizontal or nearly horizontal member is set on top of the sea wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.