US2023265622A1PendingUtilityA1

Floating Dock Retention Device

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 22, 2022Filed: Feb 22, 2022Published: Aug 24, 2023
Est. expiryFeb 22, 2042(~15.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Brian D. Tanis
B63B 21/20B63B 2021/005B63B 2021/203E01D 15/24E01D 15/14
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Abstract

A floating dock retention device. A flexible tether is adapted to retain a floating section to an adjacent structure, with a length defined between first and second positions along the flexible tether. A first clamp is affixed at the first position of the flexible tether, and a second clamp is affixed at the second position of the flexible tether. A drawbar spring with first and second ends is affixed to the first clamp at the first end and to the second clamp at the second end. The drawbar spring has a longer length when the drawbar spring is in a limit of its tension, and a shorter length when the drawbar spring is in a resting position. The longer length is no longer than the length between the first and second positions of the flexible tether, and the shorter length produces slack in the length between the first and second positions of the flexible tether.

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1 . A floating dock retention device, comprising:
 a flexible tether adapted to retain a floating section to an adjacent structure, with a length defined between first and second positions along the flexible tether,   a first clamp affixed at the first position of the flexible tether,   a second clamp affixed at the second position of the flexible tether, and   a drawbar spring having first and second ends, with the first end of the drawbar spring affixed to the first clamp and the second end of the drawbar spring affixed to the second clamp,   where the drawbar spring has a longer length when the drawbar spring is in a limit of its tension, and a shorter length when the drawbar spring is in a resting position, and the longer length is no longer than the length between the first and second positions of the flexible tether, and the shorter length produces slack in the length between the first and second positions of the flexible tether.   
     
     
         2 . The floating dock retention device of  claim 1 , wherein the drawbar spring is formed of steel. 
     
     
         3 . The floating dock retention device of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible tether is a cable. 
     
     
         4 . The floating dock retention device of  claim 1 , wherein the adjacent structure is another floating section. 
     
     
         5 . The floating dock retention device of  claim 1 , wherein the adjacent structure is a stationary structure. 
     
     
         6 . The floating dock retention device of  claim 1 , wherein the length defined between first and second positions along the flexible tether is about two feet. 
     
     
         7 . The floating dock retention device of  claim 1 , wherein a difference between the shorter length and the longer length of the drawbar spring is about six inches. 
     
     
         8 . A method for retaining a floating dock, comprising:
 affixing a flexible tether between a floating section and an adjacent structure,   defining a length between first and second positions along the flexible tether,   affixing a first clamp at the first position of the flexible tether,   affixing a second clamp at the second position of the flexible tether, and   affixing a first end of a drawbar spring to the first clamp,   affixing a second end of the drawbar spring to the second clamp,   where the drawbar spring has a longer length when the drawbar spring is in a limit of its tension, and a shorter length when the drawbar spring is in a resting position, and the longer length is no longer than the length between the first and second positions of the flexible tether, and the shorter length produces slack in the length between the first and second positions of the flexible tether.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the drawbar spring is formed of steel. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible tether is a cable. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the adjacent structure is another floating section. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the adjacent structure is a stationary structure. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the length defined between first and second positions along the flexible tether is about two feet. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein a difference between the shorter length and the longer length of the drawbar spring is about six inches.

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