Patent ID: 8136468

Claim:
A floating dock assembly comprising: a first concrete dock section; a second concrete dock section; and a flexible hinge assembly interconnecting the first and second dock sections, the hinge assembly having a first portion releasably connected to the first dock section, without a bolt passing through both the hinge assembly and the first dock section, and a second portion releasably connected to the second dock section, without a bolt passing through both the hinge assembly and the second dock section, such that the first portion can be disconnected from the first dock section and the second portion can be disconnected from the second dock section without separating the dock sections and without removing any bolts that extend through and connect the hinge assembly to the first dock section and the hinge assembly to the second dock section; wherein the first portion of the flexible hinge assembly is secured within a recess formed in the first dock section and the second portion of the flexible hinge assembly is secured within a recess formed in the second dock section; and a first housing disposed in the recess in the first dock section and a second housing disposed in the recess in the second dock section such that the first portion of the hinge assembly is disposed in the first housing and the second portion of the hinge assembly is disposed in the second housing.