Patent ID: 7640881

Claim:
A dock comprising: a pair of primary frame members formed of a fiber-reinforced resin material, each primary frame member defining a primary lower edge and a primary upper edge, the pair of primary frame members extending parallel to a primary axis and arranged in opposed, spaced parallel relation to each other; a pair of secondary frame members formed of a fiber-reinforced resin material, each secondary frame member defining a secondary lower edge and a secondary upper edge, the pair of secondary frame members extending parallel to a secondary axis and arranged in opposed, spaced parallel relation to each other, each secondary frame member being connected to the pair of primary frame members; a plurality of cross members, each cross member connected to and extending between the pair of primary frame members, each cross member including an upper platform contact face disposed within a common upper platform contact plane; a plurality of joint supports, each joint support having a primary joint face connected to one of the pair of primary frame members and a secondary joint face connected to one of the pair of secondary frame members, the primary joint face substantially extending from the primary lower edge to the primary upper edge of the respective one of the pair of primary frame members, the secondary joint face substantially extending from the secondary lower edge to the secondary upper edge of the respective one of the pair of secondary frame members, each joint support including a plurality of flow channels extending through the primary joint face and the secondary joint face; and an adhesive disposed between each joint support and the respective primary and secondary frame members, the adhesive being disposed within at least one of the plurality of flow channels for connecting each joint support to the respective primary and secondary frame members.