Patent ID: 7784418

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, said compression spring means comprising a pair of compression springs and a sliding collar member mounted between the pair of springs; 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, and wherein said telescoping member has a reduced diameter part, said springs and said sliding collar are mounted in a surrounding relationship about said reduced diameter part, and wherein said reduced diameter portion carries a stop member on a free end thereof, limiting sliding movement of the sliding collar along said reduced diameter part.