Patent ID: 6409431
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B63B,B63C

Abstract:
A submersible floating dock resistent to damage from water, wave action, and winds caused by at least a gale force storm comprising:(a) a deck adapted for use by people; (b) connected to said deck at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber impermeable to air and water and sufficiently large to buoyantly support said deck in water when said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber is filled with air; (c) in said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber at least one aperture, said at least one aperture for introduction of air into said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber, said at least one aperture for evacuation of air out of said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber, said at least one aperture for introduction of water into said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber, and said at least one aperture for discharge of water out of said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber; (d) means for allowing said deck and said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber to move in a vertical direction; (e) means for restraining said deck and said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber from moving in a horizontal direction.