Patent ID: 7112007
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
1. A cradle assembly for moving and positioning a watercraft with respect to a support module in a watercraft storage assembly, the watercraft including a bottom, the cradle assembly comprising a plurality of cradle beams; at least one cradle wall vertically extending upward from one of the cradle beams; at least one stanchion vertically extending upward from one of the cradle beams; a padded support operatively attached to the at least one stanchion and positioned to engage the bottom of the watercraft as the cradle assembly moves the watercraft with respect to the support module; a positioning system operatively connected to the padded support to position the padded support to selectively engage the bottom of the watercraft; and wherein adjacent cradle beams are spaced a distance apart and the padded support substantially spans that distance.