Patent ID: 7503274
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
1. A mobile floating lift to enable raising, storing and lowering of a watercraft, comprising: a cradle dimensioned and adjustable to conform to, engage, lift and store a watercraft, wherein the cradle has a first end and a second end opposite the first end; at least two floatation assemblies each spaced along separate axes, each of the floatation assemblies having at least one floatation device, wherein the cradle is spaced between the at least two floatation assemblies pivotally attached near the first end of the cradle at at least one pivot point, and wherein a height of the at least two floatation assemblies, above the water, generally increases as the distance along the axis from the pivot point increases; and at least one drive mechanism operatively connected to at least one of the at least two floatation assemblies and to the cradle for moving the cradle in an arcing vertical direction toward the at least two floatation assemblies, wherein the at least one drive mechanism operates to raise and lower the second end of the cradle in an arc relative to the pivot point.