System and method for loading or maneuvering a boat onto a boat trailer
US7344344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P3/1075
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A boat loading system includes a powered extendable shaft mounted on a boat trailer and including a receiver mounted to a terminal end portion of the extendable shaft. A coupler or insert member is fixed to the bow of a boat and projects therefrom. To couple the receiver with the coupler, the extendable shaft is extended and the receiver aligned with the coupler. As the extendable shaft is extended, the coupler or insert member enters the receiver and engages a locking mechanism provided for therein. As the coupler or insert member is moved into the receiver, a locked condition is realized causing the coupler or insert member to be locked within the receiver. Thereafter, the powered extendable shaft is retracted and in the process, pulls the boat onto the trailer, positioning the boat in a loaded position on the trailer.
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