Patent ID: 7850140

Claim:
An apparatus for use in attaching a boat dock platform to a substantially vertical support post, the apparatus comprising: an elongate dock frame member having an internal recess along a longitudinal axis of the frame member terminating at an open end in communication with the recess; a support post having a contact surface about an outer periphery of the post and a longitudinal length; an anvil clamp member positioned substantially within the frame member recess adjacent the open end and connected to the frame member, the anvil having a contact surface configured for engaging receipt of a portion of the post contact surface; and a hammer clamp member at least partially positioned within the frame member recess housing the anvil to substantially close the frame member open end, the hammer clamp member having a contact surface opposing the anvil contact surface, the hammer contact surface configured for engaging receipt of a portion of the post contact surface, the hammer operable to engage the anvil to provide a clamping force between the anvil contact surface and the hammer contact surface against the post contact surface to frictionally engage the dock frame member to the support post.