Assembly for transporting a boat lift
OwnerDouglas Todd Harrellinventor
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Abstract
A boat lift transport device is disclosed for moving a boat lift in and out of the water. The transport device includes a floating platform depending from which are a plurality of booms, beams, or crane arms that extend outboard of the platform. Cables extending along and from the ends of the crane arms are attachable to the boat lift and can be reeled in or paid out by way of winch to move the boat lift between a suspended position and a lowered and resting position.
Claims20
An assembly for transporting a boat lift in and out of a body of water, comprising:
- at least one float separate and apart from the boat lift;
- a plurality of cranes disposed on said at least one float and extending laterally outboard thereof;
- a plurality of cables disposed along said cranes, each of said cables having one end to be detachably coupled to the boat lift and an opposite end attached to a reel disposed on said at least one float;
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- an assembly for actuating said reel to pay-out and reel-in said plurality of cables along said cranes for the purposes of lifting or lowering said boat lift relative to the earth.
An assembly for floating a submerged boat lift, comprising:
- a buoyant platform separate and apart from said boat lift;
- a plurality of beams cantilevered outboard from said buoyant platform;
- at least one reel mounted on said buoyant platform;
- a plurality of cables, each extending along one of said plurality of beams and having one end attachable to the boat lift and an opposite end attached to said at least one reel;
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- a mechanism for actuating said at least one reel to wind and unwind said plurality of cables to raise and lower the boat lift.
An assembly for transporting a boat shore station in and out of the water, the boat shore station having at least a lower frame assembly, comprising
- a buoyant platform, separate and apart from the boat shore station, of a size to fit within a footprint of the boat shore station lower frame assembly and of a volume sufficient to displace the weight of the boat shore station in water;
- a plurality of beams cantilevered outwardly from said buoyant platform and extendable approximately above the lower frame assembly of the boat shore station, said plurality of beams translatable to a desired position longitudinally along said buoyant platform;
- at least one reel mounted on said buoyant platform, said reel including a ratchet mechanism;
- a plurality of cables, each extending along one of said plurality of beams and having one end attached to said at least one reel, and an opposite end free for attachment to the lower frame assembly of the boat shore station;
- a mechanism for actuating said at least one reel to wind and unwind said plurality of cables to raise and lower the boat shore station relative to the assembly;
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- a trailer for cradling said buoyant platform and transporting the boat shore station in and out of the water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.