Support Block for a Watercraft

a technology for supporting blocks and watercrafts, applied in waterborne vessels, dry-docking, boat storage/fastening, etc., can solve problems such as damage to the bottom of the pontoon

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-31
GRAND PACKAGING
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This support arrangement can damage the bottom of the pontoon.

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[0013]Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, a support system 10 is illustrated for supporting a watercraft 100 when the watercraft 100 is out of water, such as when it is on a ground surface G. The support system 10 includes at least one support block 12 on which the watercraft 100 rests, and which is in turn intended to rest on a ground surface. The support block 12 can support many different types of watercrafts 100, including watercrafts having at least one pontoon, such as a pontoon boat, watercrafts having a V-shaped hull, non-powered watercrafts such as canoes and kayaks, and personal watercrafts such as Jet Skis. As illustrated, the support system 10 can support a watercraft 100 comprising a pontoon boat having two pontoons 102, each having a keel strip 104.

[0014]Referring to FIG. 2, a first embodiment of the support block 12 is shown, and comprises a rectilinear base 14 defining the effective lower surface of the support block 12, and a peripheral wall having a pair of genera...

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A support block for a watercraft which can include a pontoon having a keel strip, comprises a curved upper surface for accommodating the bottom of the watercraft, wherein upper surface has a radius of curvature that is larger than the radius of curvature of the bottom of the watercraft, and the block is made from a material that will deform when loaded such that the upper surface will conform to the radius of the bottom of the watercraft. The upper surface of the block can have a notch for accommodating the keel strip.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 61 / 057,526, filed May 30, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]It is often necessary to take watercraft out of the water for storage. The watercraft can be placed on a support structure so that it does not rest directly on the ground. Watercraft such as pontoon boats have at least one, usually two, pontoons that are cylindrical in shape and have a thin keel strip running along the bottom-most portion of the pontoon. Previously, supports for pontoon boats have been made from hard materials such as concrete, wood, or hard plastic have been used to support pontoon boats. When using a hard support, all of the weight of the boat is concentrated on the contact point between the keel strip and the support. This support arrangement can damage the bottom of the pontoon.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]According to the inv...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B63B23/66
CPCB63C5/04
Inventor CLARK, DAVIDLEVESQUE, ANDRE L.
Owner GRAND PACKAGING
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