Patent ID: 7918177

Claim:
A boat docking apparatus for small boats which secures a boat to a dock structure without use of ropes and fenders, the boat having a transom, the apparatus comprising: a pair of docking arms each having an elongated tubular housing; a telescoping member capable of telescoping movement within the housing; a compression spring means mounted in the housing in contact with the telescoping member, said compression spring means restricting yaw of the boat; and a means for pivotally attaching the housing to the dock and to the boat transom, said attaching means capable of allowing limited pivotal movement of the boat in pitch and roll, said attachment means comprising a boat attachment assembly secured to the telescoping member and a dock attachment assembly secured to an end of the housing opposite to the boat attachment assembly, said boat attachment assembly comprising a pair of mounting plates configured to securing to the transom of the boat and pivotally secured to the telescoping member to allow limited pitch of the boat.