Patent ID: 8567334
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A boat docking device, for use with a boat, a dock adjacent to a body of water, and at least one line, each line having a pair of ends including a fixed end and a free end, the fixed end of said line secured to the dock, comprising: a mast having a lower end that is secured to the dock and an upper end; an arm, having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lower surface the proximal end secured to and extending perpendicularly from the upper end of the mast; and a clip assembly, attached to the lower surface, for selectively and releasably holding the line and allowing it to extend from the proximal end toward the distal end with the free end of the line near the distal end, the line extending substantially parallel to the lower surface, so that when the arm extends over the water, the line can be grasped by the boater when the boat is near the arm as the boat approaches the dock, such that the clip assembly releases the line therefrom to the boater.