US 12,263,925 B1
Automatic floating dock adjuster
Stanley C. C. Link, Crystal City, MO (US)
Filed by Stanley C. C. Link, Crystal City, MO (US)
Filed on May 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/749,344.
Int. Cl. B63C 1/02 (2006.01); B63B 21/00 (2006.01); B63B 21/16 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01); E02B 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC B63C 1/02 (2013.01) [B63B 21/16 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01); E02B 3/064 (2013.01); B63B 2021/003 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic floating dock adjuster comprising a support frame with first and second ends, said frame including first and second longitudinal members with transverse members extending between and connecting the longitudinal members, said frame configured for attachment to a rear of a floating dock attached at a shoreline side with shore cables,
a spool mounted at the first end of the frame, said spool rotated by a hydraulic motor powered by a hydraulic pump,
a tension frame formed by first and second pivot arms pivoted on the first and second longitudinal members and positioned between the spool and the second end of the frame,
an anchor cable wound on the spool, passing over and around the tension frame, under the spool and attached to an anchor at the rear of the dock,
a tension cable attached to the tension frame and to a counterweight under the floating dock,
said hydraulic pump operated in response to movement of the tension frame.