Onboard Boat Lift Structure And Method

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United States of America Patent

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12407096

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An onboard lift for a pontoon boat has four legs pivotally attached underneath a platform and extending between the outer pontoons. Each leg terminates in a slide foot. The pivot pin for each leg is canted, such as at 13° relative to horizontal. In a stowed position, the legs and slide feet extend forward in the direction of travel and tight to the platform. When used to lift the boat, actuation of the legs pushes the slide feet outward due to the cant of the pivot axis, such that the slide feet are positioned underneath the outer pontoons when the boat is fully raised. The control allows separate powering of the front legs from the rear legs, and further has a display so the user can see the amount of extension of each set of legs.

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HEWITT MACHINE & MFG INC709 HIGHWAY 14 WEST NICOLLET MN 56074

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  • 2009 Application Filing Year
  • B63B Class
  • 345 Applications Filed
  • 231 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 66.96 % Issued To-Date
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Hodapp, Gary D Madison Lake , US 9 82

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