Patent ID: 6986319

Claim:
A pier system, comprising: a) a plurality of pile bents, each of said pile bents including a horizontal member; b) at least one decking section disposed on top of, and non-floatingly supported by, said horizontal members; c) at least one selectively detachable attachment mechanisms for removably attaching said decking section to said pile bents; and d) at least one tether connected between an anchor means and said one decking section, wherein said selectively detachable attachment mechanism when attached between said decking section and one of said pile bents places said pier system in a normal use mode, wherein said selectively detachable attachment mechanism when detached from said decking section places said pier system in a deployed mode, and wherein said decking section is firmly attached to said pile bents when said system in is said normal use mode, and wherein said decking section is not attached to said pile bents when said system is in deployed mode.