Abstract: A roller assembly for a floating dock, wherein the roller assembly is adapted to roll along a piling as the dock moves in a generally vertical direction, and dampen movement of the floating dock relative to the piling when the dock moves in a generally horizontal direction. The roller assembly includes a connecting bracket attachable to the dock and a wheel rotatably coupled to the connecting bracket. The wheel is compressible against the piling in response to horizontal movement of the dock relative to the piling, wherein the compression of the wheel dampens such horizontal movement to stabilize the dock, and dampen impact loads.

Abstract: A barrier system for a floating dock to inhibit marine life from jumping or climbing onto the upper surface of the dock. According to one embodiment, the barrier system includes a support frame which is secured to the dock. One or more rollers are coupled to the support frame in a manner which allows the rollers to roll or rotate relative to the support frame. The barrier system further includes one or more electrical wires which provide low voltage pulses therethrough.

Abstract: An improved joint member, e.g., a gusset, is provided and is formed from a fiber-reinforced pultruded material. The improved gusset is more lightweight and inexpensive to manufacture than conventional gussets. Furthermore, the fiber-reinforced material is strong enough to provide the structural support needed in most platform-type systems.

Abstract: An improved joint member, e.g., a gusset, is provided and is formed from a fiber-reinforced pultruded material. The improved gusset is more lightweight and inexpensive to manufacture than conventional gussets. Furthermore, the fiber-reinforced material is strong enough to provide the structural support needed in most platform-type systems.

Abstract: There is provided a dock having a pair of primary frame members and a pair of secondary frame members. A plurality of cross members extends between the pair of primary frame members. The dock includes a plurality of cross member connectors for connecting the cross members to the primary frame members. Each cross member connector includes a frame contact portion and a cross member engagement portion extending from the frame contact portion. The frame contact portion is connected to a respective one of the plurality of primary frame members. The cross member engagement portion defines a channel sized and configured to receive the alignment plate of a respective one of the plurality of cross members. A roller assembly may also be included for stabilizing the dock relative to an adjacent piling.

Abstract: There is provided a dock having a pair of primary frame members and a pair of secondary frame members. A plurality of cross members extends between the pair of primary frame members. The dock includes a plurality of cross member connectors for connecting the cross members to the primary frame members. Each cross member connector includes a frame contact portion and a cross member engagement portion extending from the frame contact portion. The frame contact portion is connected to a respective one of the plurality of primary frame members. The cross member engagement portion defines a channel sized and configured to receive the alignment plate of a respective one of the plurality of cross members. A roller assembly may also be included for stabilizing the dock relative to an adjacent piling.

Abstract: There is provided a dock having a pair of primary frame members and a pair of secondary frame members. A plurality of cross members extends between the pair of primary frame members. The dock includes a plurality of cross member connectors for connecting the cross members to the primary frame members. Each cross member connector includes a frame contact portion and a cross member engagement portion extending from the frame contact portion. The frame contact portion is connected to a respective one of the plurality of primary frame members. The cross member engagement portion defines a channel sized and configured to receive the alignment plate of a respective one of the plurality of cross members. A roller assembly may also be included for stabilizing the dock relative to an adjacent piling.

Abstract: A fastener assembly for fastening two or more members together, the assembly comprising: a binding fastener; a stabilizing joint having a joint longitudinal axis, a fastener face, a first member face, a joint aperture, a first joint lateral edge, a second joint lateral edge, a first joint end, and a second joint end; a first member having a joint face, a second member face, and a slot having a first slot lateral edge, a second slot lateral edge, a first slot end, and a second slot end, the slot having a slot width less than a slot length, the stabilizing joint being lockably engageable in the slot in a plurality of positions along a slot longitudinal axis; and a second member having a second member aperture longitudinal axis, a member face, a nut face, and a second member aperture.

Abstract: There is provided a dock having a pair of primary frame members and a pair of secondary frame members. A plurality of cross members extends between the pair of primary frame members. The dock includes a plurality of cross member connectors for connecting the cross members to the primary frame members. Each cross member connector includes a frame contact portion and a cross member engagement portion extending from the frame contact portion. The frame contact portion is connected to a respective one of the plurality of primary frame members. The cross member engagement portion defines a channel sized and configured to receive the alignment plate of a respective one of the plurality of cross members. A roller assembly may also be included for stabilizing the dock relative to an adjacent piling.

Abstract: There is provided a dock having a pair of primary frame members and a pair of secondary frame members. The primary and secondary frame members are formed of a fiber-reinforced resin material. The primary frame members extend parallel to a primary axis and are arranged in opposed, spaced parallel relation to each other. Likewise, the secondary frame members extend parallel to a secondary axis and are arranged in opposed, spaced parallel relation to each other. Each secondary frame member is connected to the pair of primary frame members. The dock also includes a plurality of cross members. Each cross member is connected to and extends between the pair of primary frame members. Each cross member includes an upper platform contact face disposed within a common upper platform contact plane.

Abstract: There is provided a dock having a pair of primary frame members and a pair of secondary frame members. The primary and secondary frame members are formed of a fiber-reinforced resin material. The primary frame members extend parallel to a primary axis and are arranged in opposed, spaced parallel relation to each other. Likewise, the secondary frame members extend parallel to a secondary axis and are arranged in opposed, spaced parallel relation to each other. Each secondary frame member is connected to the pair of primary frame members. The dock also includes a plurality of cross members. Each cross member is connected to and extends between the pair of primary frame members. Each cross member includes an upper platform contact face disposed within a common upper platform contact plane.

Abstract: A copper electroplating bath and a method to plate substrates with the bath are provided. The bath and method are particularly effective to plate electronic components such as semiconductive wafer VLSI and ULSI interconnects with void-free fill copper plating for circuitry forming vias and trenches and other small features less than 0.2 microns with high aspect ratios. The copper bath contains a bath soluble organic divalent sulfur compound, and a bath soluble polyether compound such as a block copolymer of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene, a polyoxyethylene or polyoxypropylene derivative of a polyhydric alcohol and a mixed polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene derivative of a polyhydric alcohol. A preferred polyether compound is a mixed polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene derivative of glycerine. A preferred copper bath also contains a pyridine compound derivative.

Abstract: A method is provided for zincating aluminum substrates for metal plating thereon wherein the plated aluminum product has smoothness, dimensional integrity and increased production yield of the plated products. The substrates also have enhanced paramagnetic thermal stability of ENP coatings used on memory disk products. A zincate bath contains as additives Fe.sup.+3 and NaNO.sub.3, and a chelator to chelate the iron, with a preferred iron chelator being Rochelle Salt and with the amount of Fe.sup.+3 being controlled at a preferred concentration of 0.2 to 0.3 g/l. A preferred zincating method employs an etchant composition comprising HNO.sub.3, H.sub.2 S0.sub.4 and H.sub.3 PO.sub.4 to etch the aluminum substrate prior to zincating. Use of this etchant composition, either alone or with the zincate bath of the invention, is particularly effective for aluminum substrates which have been ground to a smoothness of less than 100 .ANG..