Patent · US Expired

Boat docking device

US6032604A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
12References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1998
Grant dateMar 7, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B2021/001
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for aiding a person on a boat to dock the boat is disclosed. The device includes an elongated, flexible rod with a vertical section, a curved section extending from the vertical section, and a horizontal section which extends from the curved section. The horizontal section extends over the edge of the dock and has a spherical end. The rod also has a base member which mounts the rod to a dock and from which member the vertical section extends. The horizontal section or the end thereof may be grasped by a person on a boat when the boat is approaching the dock in order to facilitate maneuvering and eventually docking the boat.

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