Patent ID: 7231882
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A support assembly for loading and securing a tender to a watercraft comprising: (a) a first subassembly having a first series of shafts operatively connected to one another and at least one rolling means adapted to engage the tender; (b) a second subassembly having a second series of shafts operatively connected to one another and a series of rolling means adapted to engage the tender; (c) a positioning means for positioning the tender on the support assembly, the positioning means mounted to the first subassembly; (d) a releasable securing means for securing the tender to the support assembly, the releasable securing means is secured to the second subassembly wherein the first subassembly is mounted apart from the second subassembly and to the watercraft and the first series of shafts further comprises a first shaft having a first end and a second end wherein positioning means is mounted to the first end, a second shaft having a first end and a second end, and a third shaft having a first end and a second end.