Patent ID: 11959239
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 12:
13. A system for providing a line to a boat, comprising:
a dock including a bollard;
the line attached to a portion of the dock;
a line tending unit attached to the bollard and configured for selectively operating in a stowed state and in a deployed state, wherein the line tending unit includes:
a line tending arm including an attachment end configured for releasably holding the line; and
a line tending unit actuator configured to actuate the line tending arm between a stowed condition corresponding to the stowed state and a deployed condition corresponding to the deployed condition, wherein the line tending unit actuator includes:
an electric motor;
a wireless communications device configured for receiving a command from a control device; and
a computerized or electronic controller in communication with the wireless communication device and configured for controlling the electric motor based upon the command; and

the control device in communication with the line tending unit and configured for commanding the line tending unit between the stowed state and the deployed state.