Patent ID: 7509916
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
1. A floating dock and integral boat lift assembly comprising: a dock portion including a pair of spaced apart and interconnected side dock segments, each side dock segment including a frame for supporting a respective walking surface; a plurality of float elements attached to and depending from each said frame for floatably supporting respective said dock segments upon a body of water; and a boat lift supported by said dock portion and including a first motor driven winder mechanism attached to the frame of a first one of said side dock segments, said first winder mechanism disposed between said walking surface and said float elements attached to the frame of said first dock segment, said boat lift including a second motorized winder mechanism mounted to the frame of the other, second side dock segment and disposed between the upper walking surface and the float elements attached to said second side dock segment, said boat lift further including lift cables wound operably upon said first and second winder mechanisms for supporting a lift platform, said lift platform being disposed beneath said walking surfaces of said side dock segments and extending between said side dock segments, said motorized winder mechanisms being operated to selectively lift and lower said cables and said lift platform whereby a boat supported on said lift platform is selectively raised and lowered by said lift; said lift platform including a pair of spaced apart, generally parallel cradle beams that extend between said side dock segments, one of said cradle beams being attached to a first cable depending from said first winder mechanism and a second cable depending from second winder mechanism, the other said cradle beam being attached to a third cable extending from said first winder mechanism and a fourth cable extending from said second winder mechanism.