Lift harness for small watercraft deployable by one person
Patent 5320394 Issued on June 14, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: November 26, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
A lift harness for use in winching jet skis, boats and similar craft out from the water is described as including a pair of floatation pipes coupled to an overhead metal ring by a pair of fabric straps connecting the pipes and the ring in an "open-tent" configuration. In use, the floatation pipes in the water are manually held apart, the watercraft is guided between the pipes from behind, and the metal ring raised to a davit mechanically lifting the craft from the water in a construction where no metal parts contact the watercraft itself.