Patents Represented by Attorney Lucian Wayne Waddley & Patterson Beavers
  • Patent number: 6007288
    Abstract: A system for moving watercraft for storage inside a dry stack watercraft storage facility. The system includes a frame assembly, a cradle assembly and a rack assembly which closely interact with each other to precisely and securely position and protect watercraft stored inside the facility. The cradle assembly lifts a watercraft from the watercraft's center of gravity to position in the rack assembly. The rack assembly supports the watercraft through a pair of cantilever beams, and further includes a pair of cable guides used to guide the cradle assembly in the placement of the watercraft on the cantilever beams and to reduce the sway present during the positioning of the watercraft. The frame assembly supports and protects the other assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventors: William C. Maffett, Brian D. Maffett