Gable assembly for use with a modular watercraft lift cover

Abstract

A gable assembly is for use with a modular watercraft lift cover. The gable assembly covers the watercraft when the watercraft is secured to a mooring, the gable assembly having a truss-like configuration, the gable assembly being secured to the mooring, the gable assembly being supportable by only one cantilever, when the gable assembly extends beyond the mooring. The gable assembly has a robust, lightweight design that is compatible and adjustable for width, height and length as the boat owner modifies his existing boat or purchases a new boat, and that will protect the watercraft from the elements and will withstand even the severest of storms, undamaged as well as having the ability to be cantilevered. The gable assembly is easy for the user to assemble and adjust on square lake style boat lifts, and the typically non-square tidal lifts.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This Application is a Continuation-in-Part and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 341213, entitled “Gable Assembly for Use with a Modular Watercraft Lift Cover,” filed on Nov. 2, 2016; and is a Continuation and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 996,614 entitled “Modular Boat Lift Cover,” filed on Jan. 15, 2016; a Continuation-In-Part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 636,409 entitled “Modular Boat Lift Cover,” filed on Mar. 3, 2015; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62077522, entitled “Modular Boat Lift Cover,” filed on Nov. 10, 2014.FIELD OF USE[0002]The present invention relates to a gable assembly for use with a modular watercraft lift cover, the gable assembly for covering the watercraft when the watercraft is secured to a mooring, more particularly, a gable assembly having a truss-like configuration, the gable assembly being supportable by only one cantilever, and the gable assembly ex...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a gable assembly that can be easily transported and supported by a pair of cantilevers mounted on each bracket. The gable assembly is designed to protect the watercraft from the elements and withstand severe weather. The gable assembly can accommodate different types of watercraft and is easily adjustable for size. The gable assembly is also portable and can be form a standard shipping container for easy transport. These technical features make the gable assembly a convenient and versatile solution for protecting watercraft while in transport.

Problems solved by technology

While boat houses can provide such shelter, they are expensive, often impractical and, under some circumstances, not allowed by code.

This construction technique is subject to tidal forces during the time that the pilings are being hammered into the sea floor, which can cause the lift to be not perfectly square.

Additionally, each boat lift manufacturer has its own design for the lifting I-beam, the cable system and the position of the electric motors making it difficult to design, manufacture and install a boat lift cover for tidal lifts.

They also require complex assembly procedures and are not adjustable depending on the size of the watercraft.

The packaging of boat lift covers and canopies currently being marketed is overly-complicated and costly, and assembly is difficult to explain even with instructions.

If the complicated unpacking was not difficult enough, the procedure for layout and assembly of the frame is oftentimes even more complex.

In addition to the difficulty of assembly, current boat lift covers cannot be easily adjusted if the lift owner modifies his boat, such as by adding a tower, or replaces his boat with, for example, a larger boat.

Current boat lift cover designs have some degree of adjustability but are not adjustable enough to easily accommodate all boat lift mechanisms and the dimensional tolerance variations of tidal lifts.

In addition, a further limitation of the prior art gable assemblies, in general, is that they are not designed to maximize the structural inherent in truss type framework structures.

Long unsupported overhangs, which are becoming increasingly popular, require that newer canopy configurations require considerable structural strength.

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