Patent ID: 6364576
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: E02B,H02G

Abstract:
A floating dock for carrying utility lines comprising an elongated pier portion having an elongated outboard side, a wale arrangement on the elongated outboard side, a plurality of utility clips for carrying the utility lines, the utility clips being fixedly mounted to the wale arrangement and the outboard side, the utility clips being arranged and positioned to completely enclose a volume, the volume being such that the utility lines can be located therein,the dock including a plurality of transverse rods extending to the elongated outboard side, each of the clips including a wall with an opening through which one of the rods extends, a fastener arrangement for connecting the rods to the wale arrangement, the fastener arrangement causing a force to be exerted on the wale arrangement and the wall to hold the wall of each clip in place relative to the wale arrangement, the wale arrangement including first and second wales having adjacent sides, the wall fitting between and abutting the adjacent sides so the adjacent sides exert a compressive force on the wall to hold the wall in situ.