Releasable Floating Dock Hinging Latch

摘要

A floating dock hinging latch releasably interconnects a pair of floating dock sections in an adjoined spaced relation for relative hinging motion. The floating dock hinging latch includes a pair of female latch portions secured to the side of one floating dock section and a pair of male latch portions secured to the side of the other floating dock section. The female latch portions and male latch portions are releasably engaged with one another to hingedly connect the floating dock sections by moving the floating dock sections toward one another across the surface of the water.

主权项

1. A floating dock hinging latch for releasably interconnecting a pair of floating dock sections in an adjoined spaced relation for relative hinging motion, the floating dock hinging latch comprising:
first and second female latch portions secured to a lateral side of a first dock section in a horizontally spaced relationship, each of said first and second female latch portions comprising a channel extending in a direction perpendicularly outwardly from said lateral side of said first dock section; first and second male latch portions secured to a lateral side of a second dock section in a horizontally spaced relationship, each of said first and second male latch portions having a horizontally oriented hinge pin extending generally parallel to said lateral side of said second dock section; wherein said first female latch portion is hingedly engaged with said first male latch portion by said hinge pin of said first male latch portion extending through said channel of said first female latch portion; and wherein said second female latch portion is hingedly engaged with said second male latch portion by said hinge pin of said second male latch portion extending through said channel of said second female latch portion.