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Class 114/230.16 - Vertically slidable


Subclass of Class 114 - Ships
Definition: Subject matter wherein movement in a straight line perpendicular
No. of patents: 13
Last issue date: 01/31/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8104418Boat anchoring system
An anchoring system for a boat includes a pair of anchor fixtures, each having a base and a tube carried by and extending across the base. A first of the anchor fixtures is mountable proximate the peripheral edge of the vessel with the tube oriented to extend in a g...
01/31/2012
7314015Express docking system and method of use
An express docking system and its method of use, wherein the system comprises: an engaging rod assembly comprising an engaging rod subassembly attachable to a boating vessel, wherein the engaging rod subassembly comprises an engaging rod in communication with a main...
01/01/2008
7100527Watercraft mooring device
A boat mooring device comprises two PVC pipes pivotally joined at a common midpoint to be selectively positionable from a coextensive linear configuration to an X-shaped configuration. Each pipe has a segment of nylon line extending therethrough and secured therein....
09/05/2006
7028630Boat docking stabilizer
An improved boat docking stabilizer device to an economic, compact and reliable boat mooring apparatus that stabilizes a moored boat for safe boarding and de-boarding of passengers while permitting the boat to roll free with the waves thus preventing damage to eithe...
04/18/2006
6938570Mooring robot
A mooring robot which can be dock-mounted, and can also include vacuum cups for engagement with the freeboard of a ship. The robot can position the vacuum cups within a three-dimensional operating envelope. A parallel arm linkage having two parallel arms pivoted abo...
09/06/2005
6606829Land anchor
The collapsible land anchor of this invention includes an anchor body, a drive anvil coupled to the top end portion of the anchor body, and a runner member that is slidable longitudinally through the drive anvil between an operative position and a collaps...
08/19/2003
5282434Boat mooring device
A boat mooring device designed to be used with a second similar mooring device to hold a boat away from a dock while allowing up and down movement of the boat in response to water level changes. In a preferred embodiment, each mooring device has an arm th...
02/01/1994
5138965Water level compensation device
An improved water level compensation device is disclosed for adjusting the vertical position of a floating object relative to a fixed land mass. A first channel having a slot is attached to the fixed land mass in a substantially vertical position. A carri...
08/18/1992
5036784Boat mooring apparatus
A boat mooring apparatus which includes a pair of identical boat frames adapted to be mounted on the edge of a dock with straps extending between the ends of each respective boat frame, under tension. A quick release device is provided on the frame for sl...
08/06/1991
4708081Stabilizer for floating and submersible structures
A series of simple detachable frames, fitted between a floating body and its' mooring support structure, will provide static stability to the floating body, by restraining all movements--except those occurring vertically under tides and buoyancy lift, and...
11/24/1987
4697538Boat dock mooring device
A mooring arm structure is provided including a first elongated arm mounted at one end for angular displacement relative to a dock supported mount about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the first arm and with the second free end of the first ar...
10/06/1987
4488501Mooring device
An adjustable mooring device suitable for attaching a floating facility to a fixed platform, the said device comprising a system of adjustable tubular members connected to each other by rotatable T couplings, the said lower tubular members being permanent...
12/18/1984
4066030Mechanical coupling for marine vehicles
This invention is a mechanical coupling for lashing marine vehicles together or to a dock. The coupling includes male and female members secured respectively to different vehicles or to a dock and a vehicle, which members may be quickly and easily connect...
01/03/1978
 
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