Patent ID: 6923132
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for lifting and carrying a watercraft out of the water, said apparatus comprising: a pair of support members attached to a surface, said support members having at least one support stop; a pair of rails attached to said pair of support members at a pivotal axis, said pair of rails having a first end, said pair of rails having a loading position and a stowed position, said pair of rails having at least one rail stop, said at least one rail stop cooperating with said at least one support stop to position said pair of rails at said loading position; a friction strip attached to each of said pair of rails, each said friction strip positioned to prevent the watercraft from sliding completely off of said pair of rails; a pulley in fixed relation to said first end of said pair of rails, said pulley located above a plane defined by said pair of rails; a bumper in fixed relation to said first end of said pair of rails, said bumper adapted to mate with a bow of the watercraft; a winch fixed relative to said pair of support members, said winch having a cable cooperating with said pulley, said cable having a means for attaching to the watercraft, said winch adapted to retract said cable with said cable attached to the watercraft, said winch for pulling the watercraft onto said pair of rails until the watercraft contacts said bumper, at which time said cable rotates said pair of rails about said pivotal axis, moving said pair of rails, and the watercraft, into said stowed position.