US 12,434,792 B2
Madwater hinge
Thomas Leo Howard, Barnett, MO (US)
Filed by Thomas Leo Howard, Barnett, MO (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,247.
Prior Publication US 2022/0411027 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 27/14 (2006.01); E05D 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 27/143 (2013.01) [E05D 3/022 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for coupling a ramp to a dock, the apparatus comprising:
a first receiver plate;
a first set of pillow block bearings that are rigidly coupled to the first receiver plate when a first receiver plate sub-assembly is formed;
a second receiver plate;
a second set of pillow block bearings that are rigidly coupled to the second receiver plate when a second receiver plate sub-assembly is formed; and
an elongated bar shaped structure that flexibly connects the first and the second receiver plate sub-assemblies together based on the elongated bar shaped structure passing through the first set of pillow block bearings and the second set of pillow block bearings.