Patent ID: 9308973
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B63B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus configured to capture a target object from a body of water comprising: a first rail; a second rail positioned in a horizontal plane above the first rail to form a first vertical gap; a first gap portion of the first vertical gap formed between at least a portion of the first and second rail, the first and second rail configured to align and receive, via the first gap portion, at least a portion of the target object as a distance between the first gap portion and at least the portion of the target object decreases; and a second gap portion of the first vertical gap formed between at least the portion of the first and second rail, the first and second rail further configured to align and receive at least the portion of the target object via the second gap portion as a distance between the second gap portion and at least the portion of the target object decreases; and one or more stabilizing portions directly coupled to one or more of the first and second rails configured to stabilize the first and second rail during alignment.