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

Claim 8:
9. A system for providing a line to a boat, comprising:
the line attached to a portion of a dock;
a line tending unit 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;

a 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; and
a solar panel configured for providing electrical energy to the line tending unit actuator.