Patent References 555018 2294864 2632900 2829781 3216388 3284052 3690282 InventorApplicationNo. 06/526347 filed on 08/24/1983US Classes:414/678, LAND VEHICLE OR BOAT TILTING AND LIFTING DEVICES114/44, VESSEL RAISING AND DOCKING405/3, Lifting414/756, Article reoriented by flexible sling meansD34/28CONVEYING, LIFTING, OR TRANSFERRING ARTICLEExaminersPrimary: Basinger, Sherman D.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB63C 3/00 (20060101)B63C 3/06 (20060101) AbstractA boat lift includes a pair of straps or ropes which are secured at one end at intermediate elevations along a pair of horizontally spaced upright standards. The straps extend downwardly beneath a boat and then upwardly where they are secured about pulleys mounted on a horizontal shaft journaled at the top of the standards. Rotation of the shaft by a handwheel will shorten the straps and lift and completely overturn the boat. | |