Floating drive-on dry dock assembly
CA 2174705 C · Owner: Faber, David T. · Inventors: Eva, W. Allan, Iii; Faber, David T.
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A floating, drive-on dry dock assembly for a small craft is assembled from two kinds of hollow floatation units tall units and short, units. The units are interconnected so that their top surfaces are substantially coplanar. The units are arranged to form two arms which support the hull of the craft on each side of the longitudinal center line of the craft. The entire length of each arm is made up of tall units except the distal end portions of each arm which may be made up of short units. The short units are able to flex downward as a craft begins to ride up on the dock because of the location of the connection between adjacent units. The tall units, however cannot flex relative to each …
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- Filed April 22, 1996 and granted January 26, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 22, 2016.
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