Patent ID: 8627778

Claim:
An elevated dock for lifting and securing a boat above water level, comprising: at least two non-parallel pontoons positioned spaced from each other by one or more lateral struts, each pontoon having a substantially circular transverse shape; at least one flat plate gusset fitting around the substantially circular transverse shape of each pontoon and configured to have at least one anchoring hole, each lateral strut connected to at least one of the flat plate gussets; at least one support plate pivotally connected to at least one anchoring hole of one of the flat plate gussets at a pivot elevated from the pontoons; at least one bumper connected to at least one of the flat plate gussets and elevated from the pontoons; and an exhaust port for each pontoon for permitting entrance and exit of water from the interior of the pontoon, wherein each of the pontoons has a rear gusset with a slot that limits the positioning of an exhaust port.