Patent ID: 6092961
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A beach ramp system for watercrafts facilitating the removal of watercrafts from the water comprising, in combination:a plurality of sets of laterally placed rails each set including two parallel rails at the horizontal and at least two additional rails at an angle offset from the horizontal;said rails each having a rectangular cross-section with a plurality of aligned holes and an axle therebetween, each rail also including an aperture above the aligned holes with an elastomeric roller support rotatably supported on each axle and extending upwardly through the aperture to thereby constitute a watercraft support;inturned flanges at each end of each rail with openings therethrough to allow the coupling of the flanges and rails to one another by nuts and bolts to thereby create a rail system;a plurality of Y-shaped posts, each post having an essentially vertical extent cemented in the ground and two upper extents attached to and supporting the rails in a generally horizontal orientation; anda winch secured to one end of one set of rails with a cable to assist in moving the watercraft up the rail system.