Patent ID: 6994047
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
1. A boat mooring system for securing a boat with respect to a dock in a secure manner while automatically responding to the rise and fall of the tide and variations in the weather comprising, in combination: a boat positionable in water having a water level, the water level and boat adapted to rise and fall together with the tide and weather conditions, the boat having a bow with a bow cleat and a stern with a stern cleat; a dock at the edge of the water with a securement surface adjacent to the water and boat at an elevation above the water level; a pair of posts, each post being hollow with a cylindrical exterior surface and having a central axis with a top and a bottom positionable vertically with the bottoms rigidly secured beneath the water and the tops located at an elevation above the securement surface, the posts including a front post located in proximity to the bow cleat and a rear post located in proximity to the stern cleat; a securement assembly operatively coupling each post with respect to the securement surface, each securement assembly including three plates attached to the securement surface and each securement assembly also including a triangular base having an aperture receiving an associated post adjacent to its top with a portion of the post above the base and each securement assembly also including three angularly oriented legs with lower ends secured to associated plates and upper ends secured to an associated base; a carriage assembly positioned on each post beneath the base, each carriage assembly having a collar in a cylindrical configuration over the majority of its circumferential extent with a central axis coincident with the axis of the post and with each carriage assembly including spaced parallel segments extending generally radially from the post with horizontally oriented, vertically spaced axles located between the parallel segments and with a roller rotatably secured to each axle, the rollers of each carriage assembly having an hour glass exterior surface sized to correspond to the exterior surface of their associated post, each carriage assembly adapted to independently ride up an down its associated post; a nylon first rope and a nylon second rope, the first rope having an interior end attached to the collar of the front post and an exterior end couplable to the aft cleat while mooring and couplable to the rear post above its base when not mooring, the second rope having an interior end attached to the collar of the rear post and an exterior end couplable to the bow cleat while mooring and couplable to the front post when not mooring; and an extension assembly including a hollow front extension pole with a front connector having a lower end removably positionable into the upper end of the front post and an upper end removably positionable in the lower end of the front extension pole, the extension assembly including a hollow rear extension pole with a rear connector having a lower end removably positionable into the upper end of the rear post and an upper end removably positionable in the lower end of the rear extension pole, the extension assembly adapts to accommodate the system in extremely inclement weather.