US 12,442,249 B2
Narrow ingress and egress step assembly and methods for accessing lifted boat in a covered dock
Ryan Charles Cullmann, St. Charles, MO (US)
Filed by Ryan Charles Cullmann, St. Charles, MO (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/696,375.
Prior Publication US 2023/0295987 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. E06C 9/02 (2006.01); B63C 1/00 (2006.01); B66B 9/08 (2006.01); B66F 11/04 (2006.01); B66F 13/00 (2006.01); E04F 11/104 (2006.01)
CPC E06C 9/02 (2013.01) [B63C 1/00 (2013.01); B66B 9/083 (2013.01); B66B 9/0846 (2013.01); B66F 11/042 (2013.01); B66F 13/00 (2013.01); E04F 11/1041 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retrofit step assembly for accessing a lifted boat from a narrow boat dock, the retrofit step assembly comprising:
a prefabricated, one piece unit comprising:
a horizontally extending mounting foot section to be seated on a horizontal deck of the narrow boat dock;
a vertically extending head section attachable to a vertical support post of the narrow boat dock;
a single sloping support member interconnecting the mounting foot section and head section; and
an integrally formed narrow step member having a number of horizontal steps and vertical risers extending between the horizontal steps, wherein the integrally formed step member extends above the single sloping support member and provides retrofit access to the lifted boat.