US 12,296,930 B2
Dock-launching system for kayaks
Jack LaSee, Abbotsford, WI (US)
Filed by Jack LaSee, Abbotsford, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/055,924.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/301,188, filed on Jan. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0227133 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B63C 3/06 (2006.01); B63C 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC B63C 3/06 (2013.01) [B63C 3/10 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kayak launching system comprising:
a submersible kayak rack having longitudinally separated arms sized to receive a kayak thereabove, in a submerged state, and to stabilize the kayak for entrance or exit, in a raised state;
a dock mount attachable to a dock;
a lift communicating between the submersible kayak rack and the dock mount to move the submersible kayak rack between the submerged state and the raised state and positioned to be operable by an individual in the kayak; and
a support pole positioned between the longitudinally separated arms toward a center of the kayak as stabilized and extending upwardly from the dock mount near a dock edge to support an individual entering or exiting the kayak on the submersible kayak rack in the raised state;
further including a second lift communicating between the submersible kayak rack and the dock mount to move the submersible kayak rack between the raised state and a storage state above the raised state; and
wherein the second lift connects in parallel to the lift to allow independent movement of the submersible kayak rack by either of the lift or the second lift.