US 12,391,348 B1
Floating lift system for floating or fixed docks and method of use
Robert Lindsay Way, Brunswick, GA (US)
Filed by Robert Lindsay Way, Brunswick, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/963,718.
Application 17/963,718 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/108,899, filed on Dec. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,465,717, issued on Oct. 11, 2022.
Int. Cl. B63C 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC B63C 1/06 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floating lift system for parent docks, comprising:
a pair of elevator decks, each elevator deck having:
a walking surface area; and
a set of one or more foam-filled static floats coupled thereunder;
a pair of lift decks configured to support load being moved into and out of water along a vertical axis, each lift deck having:
a walking surface area;
a set of one or more hollow lift floats coupled thereunder;
an air control system configured to manage the displacement of pressurized air within the set of one or more hollow lift floats; and
a vessel cradle frame configured to support a vessel thereon, the vessel cradle frame positioned between each lift deck of the pair of lift decks, the vessel cradle frame securely attached to an interior side portion of each lift deck;
wherein the pair of elevator decks are securely attached to a parent dock via a first end of one or more link arms;
wherein the pair of elevator decks run parallel to each other with a predetermined length therebetween;
wherein the one more of link arms run parallel to a length of the lift decks;
wherein a second end of the one or more link arms engage with a proximal end of the lift decks, thereby positioning the lift decks parallel to each other with the predetermined length therebetween, thereby creating an F-shape with the parent dock.