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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7837410 | Barge transportation system and refurbishing system and method of transporting and refurbishing barges A refurbishing system for refurbishing a barge includes transport systems that pull the barge out of water and onto a shelf above water level, then pull the barge into a covered blast system and a covered coating system. A reclamation system receives spent abrasive ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7390140 | Marine pier system A marine pier system employing a payload transport device for transporting persons and material from land to marine craft moored at a distal end of the pier. The payload transport is a movable deck having an electric motor powered by batteries for use in moving the ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7354223 | Mechanical ship lift A system for lifting ships from one waterway to another waterway. A convex basin is constructed between the waterways and slidably receives a pair of inter-connected chambers movable transverse to the direction of the waterway. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7255057 | Ramp for pontoon boat A ramp for a pontoon boat on which a boat user can come and go from it without having to get wet. Rotatably attached to the outboard end of the ramp is a cylindrical float which not only keeps the ramp and user afloat but also acts like a roller enabling the ramp to... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7153059 | Boat ramp improvements The new boat ramp has a ladder-style frame having C-shaped elongated lateral side rails held in spaced apart parallel condition by C-shaped cross support beams. One end of the frame is a water end and the other end is a shore end. At least six hull roller assemblies... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7066683 | Hydraulically operated low profile boat lift utilizing at least two pilings An assembly for lifting a boat locatable adjacent a dock requires only two elongate vertically disposed pilings each having a lower end portion mounted into the floor of a body of water near the dock and an upper end portion extending upwardly adjacent the dock. A l... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6964540 | Variably adjustable watercraft ramp The watercraft ramp comprises a frame and a plurality of hull-support assemblies mounted thereon. The frame has a pair of elongated channel rails held in laterally spaced condition. Each rail has a longitudinally aligned internal recess and a longitudinally aligned ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6953003 | Watercraft landing cradle A parallelgram arrangement of linkages interconnect a stern ramp frame with a plurality of parallel rails vertically adjusted to positions above the ramp frame by actuators for reception and maintenance of a watercraft thereon with minimized vibration, further reduc... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6637975 | Watercraft ramp The watercraft ramp has a watercraft-supporting assembly with a water end and a shore end. It is formed of a laterally spaced pair of U-shaped rails equipped with hull-supporting roller wheels mounted in the U-shape. A transverse footprint brace is mounte... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6431791 | Hoisting machine to move several boat to and from land and sea simultaneously A fixed structure is shaped like a pier and equipped on an upper part with a slide guide. A length of the pier extends from land to a point at sea where the depth is such as to allow boats to be transported to float. A trolley slides along the pier. At le... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6182597 | Boat launch apparatus A boat launch apparatus for moving various sized trailers up and down an incline. The boat launch apparatus includes a first rail assembly having a proximal and distal end. A second rail assembly substantially identical to the first rail assembly position... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6092961 | Beach ramp system for watercrafts A beach ramp system for watercrafts comprising at least one set of rails, each set including two rails. Each rail has a cross-section with aligned holes and an axle. Each rail also includes an aperture above the aligned holes with an elastomeric roller su... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5400733 | Boat ramp A launching ramp for boats, float planes and the like has several ramp segments that are in normal use of the ramp, generally aligned and sloping downwardly into a body of water. To enable the easy removal of the ramp from the body of water, the ramp segm... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5318380 | Barnacle removal device for boat lifts A device for removing barnacles from a boat lift including an elevator riding on rails extending into a body of water, characterized by a blade and a mounting adapter connecting the blade to the elevator of the boat lift. The blade is positioned to remove... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5259694 | Personal watercraft launcher An improved personal watercraft launcher is disclosed having a deployable carriage mounted upon a dock surface and movable in a guided path between a stowed and deployed position. A cradle assembly affixed to the dock surface near to the water is equipped... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5234285 | Marine railway system A marine railway has a carriage pivotally connected to a support frame near the front of the carriage, and on a transverse horizontal axis. The rear of the support frame is carried by compression springs resting on the carriage. The support frame is provi... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5215405 | Apparatus for launching and retrieving a boat A track system for launching and retrieving a boat carried on a trailer having two laterally spaced back wheels and having a front wheel which is centered laterally with respect to the back wheels. The system includes two laterally spaced tracks for guidi... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4900187 | Hydraulic actuator and lift apparatus An elongated operating cylinder has an internal piston assembly including axially spaced diametral disks. Such assembly is movable lengthwise in the internal cavity of the cylinder. A flexible force-transmitting component is connected to the piston assemb... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4832210 | Boat lift A boat lift assembly wherein the use of a conventional cable system has been replaced with a screw drive assembly. The screw drive assembly eliminates all the safety hazards which accompany a cable operated system. Additionally, the use of aluminum compon... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4804305 | Movable platform system A movable platform system is provided, comprising a basin, defined by a bottom and a sidewall, the basin containing a liquid; a plurality of support structures, extending upward from the bottom, the support structures being aligned in rows, the rows being... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4771699 | Device for cable transport A device for transport of a cable in vertical shafts, in which the cable is attached to a number of sliding means at regular intervals and arranged to slide or roll along a vertical guiding rail. The sliding means are also rigidly attached to a lifting wi... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4745873 | Method and apparatus for towing and launching a waterborne craft A system for towing and launching a waterborne craft (10). The system includes a pair of tracks (26) which are floatable and are streamed from the shore (16) onto the surface (28) of a body of water (14) into which the craft (10) is to be launched. A carr... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4641996 | Side loading boat lifts A boat lift mounted on a plurality of spaced masts secured in suitable foundations are provided to support an equal number of spaced rails extending angularly into the water to a depth below the draft of the boats to be elevated on the boat lift. A plural... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4595313 | Boat hoist A boat hoist has a frame with forward part including spaced upright posts, a rearward part including spaced upright posts, spaced to permit the passage of a boat therebetween, and an inclined track assembly attached to the frame between the pairs of space... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4507016 | Marine rail system Marine rail system including a rail assembly of parallel ramped rails, a winch supporting a steel cable at one end, a carriage including a forward carriage and a rearward carriage with a torque tube of three members, two of the members being telescoping w... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4300854 | Movable float system for boat launching ramps A float movable along a ramp for launching trailerable boats so that the float remains adjacent the water line of the ramp responsive to changes in water level. The float is moved by a line extending from the deep water end of the float, downwardly to a s... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4243344 | Installation for conveyance of a boat An installation including on the one hand trolleys equipped each with a hydraulic jack and roller members and on the other hand parallel supporting-beams which support the boat which is arranged so that its longitudinal axis is perpendicular to these beam... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4160611 | Systems for launching or hauling up small boats Systems for launching or hauling up small boats, especially pleasure boats and the like, include a pair of rails joined together by sleepers and a carriage having two or more pairs of wheels which run along the rails. The rails are designed so that each o... | 07/10/1979 |
