Patent ID: 6217053
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
An apparatus for raising a watercraft out of a body of water for protecting said watercraft from wave actions in said body of water, said apparatus comprising:a main frame having an upper side and a lower side;a pair of skids mounted to said lower side for movably supporting said main frame on a ground surface;a pair of post assemblies extending from said upper side;a pair of bar sets pivotally mounted to said post assemblies; each of said bar sets comprising a lever bar having a first end, a second end, a length and a first pivot in an intermediated region thereof, said first pivot being movably mounted to one of said post assemblies;a cradle pivotally affixed to said first ends of said lever bars; anda cable and winch assembly connected to said main frame and to said second ends of said lever bars for moving said second ends and for raising and lowering said cradle relative to said main frame;such that said cradle is usable for raising a watercraft out of a body of water when said apparatus is adapted to be partly submerged in said body of water.