Patent ID: 8794870

Claim:
A clamping assembly for a watercraft lifting system, the clamping assembly comprising: a load transferring member; a load receiving member having an outer transfer surface; and a clamping member having opposing flanges extending from a base portion, an outer attachment surface of the clamping member attachable to the load transferring member, and an inner transfer surface defined by the flanges and base portion, where the inner transfer surface is continuously curved between the opposing flanges; wherein the clamping member supports the load receiving member such that the outer transfer surface engages a bearing surface portion of the inner transfer surface; the outer transfer surface and the inner transfer surface are complementary and shaped such that loads are transferred from the load transferring member to the load receiving member substantially evenly at the bearing surface portion of the inner transfer surface; and a thickness of the clamp member between the outer attachment surface and the inner transfer surface is greater at one of the opposing flanges than at the other of the opposing flanges.