Patent ID: 7815394

Claim:
A device for a watercraft for picking up and launching boats, the device comprising a boom having a first end articulated onto the watercraft, so as to pivot freely about a first axis oriented horizontally, in such a manner that the boom extends at an acute angle relative to the water surface, whereby the boom floats in the water by means of flotation bodies disposed in a region of a free end of the boom, and having guide rails for a boat retrieval device held on the boom so as to move longitudinally, whereby drive means for the longitudinal movement of the boat retrieval device are provided, whereby the boat retrieval device has side walls for picking up a boat between the side walls, whereby the side walls are at least partially configured as gripper shanks, whereby the gripper shanks can pivot about a perpendicular axis, in each instance, wherein the boat retrieval device has a holder head articulated onto a running part about a second axis oriented horizontally and approximately crosswise to the boom, so as to allow setting movements, whereby the running part is connected with the drive means for the longitudinal movement of the boat retrieval device, and the holder head has at least one setting means for bringing about a setting movement of the holder head about the second axis, wherein the at least one setting means has at least one steering lever disposed on the holder head, as well as a steering track disposed on the boom, for deflection of the steering lever, wherein the steering lever can be moved along the steering track, and wherein each steering track has at least one track section configured as a run-up flank, the at least one track section projecting into a movement path, whereby the steering lever can be moved along the movement path during a movement of the boat retrieval device along the boom.