Patent ID: 7237788
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A system for loading a boat from water onto a trailer that is partially submerged on a ramp at the edge of the water, the system comprising: (a) a boat having a keel at its bow, the boat having a connector mounted on the keel at the bow, the connector having an upper finger that extends downwardly and away from the keel at an angle of about 10 to 50 degrees and a lower finger that extends upwardly and away from the keel at an angle of about 30 to 90 degrees, the upper finger and the lower finger each having a distal end, the distal end of the lower finger being below and spaced apart from the distal end of the first finger, the upper finger and the lower finger being joined by a base that mates with the keel, the space between the upper finger and the lower finger defining a cavity; and (b) a trailer having a transversely mounted removable pin that is positioned to engage the upper finger as the boat moves forward upon the trailer such that the pin enters the cavity of the connector and such that the pin is retained in the cavity as the boat moves back upon the trailer.