Patent ID: 9079641
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B63B,B63C

Abstract:
1. A floating dock system, comprising: a first dock member including an upper surface, a bottom surface, and a side wall; at least one connector receiving socket formed in said side wall; said connector receiving socket comprising a socket main portion spaced inwardly from the side wall and a socket entrance portion extending from the side wall to said socket main portion; said socket main portion and said socket entrance portion both opening at the bottom of said dock member; said socket main portion having a side-to-side width greater than the side-to-side width of said entrance portion; said socket entrance portion being defined by side walls; said socket main portion being defined by a back wall, opposed side walls, and a front surface; said socket entrance portion opening into said front surface of said socket main portion; and a connecter; said connector comprising at least one post and a brace extending from said post; said post having a side-to-side width greater than the side-to-side width of said brace; said post being sized to be received in said connector socket main portion; said connector brace having a side-to-side width sized to extend through said connector socket entrance portion; whereby, when said connector is received in said socket, said connector post engages said front surface of said socket main portion to prevent said connector from being pulled horizontally from said connector receiving socket; wherein said at least one post comprises a generally convex midsection connected between a pair of generally falcate end portions, said falcate end portions being generally symmetrical about a vertical plane extending the length of said at least one post through the center of said at least one post.