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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Shawn M. McLaughlin, Punta Gorda, FL (US);
Daniel S. Carter, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Charles L. Sargent, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
John Kohlhauff, Estero, FL (US);
Quality Boat Lifts, Inc., Fort Myers, FL (US);
Abstract
A synchronously driven, multiple cable boat lift is used in combination with proximal and distal support structures located on respective sides of a boat to selectively lift and lower the boat out of and into a body of water. The boat lift includes a motor mountable on the proximal support structure and being selectively driven in opposing first and second directions. A boat accommodating platform is located between the proximal and distal support structures and includes a pair of interconnected cradle beams for extending transversely beneath the boat from the first side to the second side of the boat. Each beam has a proximal portion and a distal portion positionable on the first and second sides of the boat respectively. A plurality of lift cables operably interconnect the motor and the platform for synchronously raising the proximal and distal portions of the beams when the motor is driven in the first direction and lowering the proximal and distal portions of the beam when the motor is driven in the second direction. This enables the boat supported on the platform to be raised and lowered, respectively.