TOSSNDOCK

English Abstract

The invention is used to protect small water craft such as
canoe's, Kayak's and motor driven Personal water Craft
but not limited to from being scraped, bumped or striking
a solid dock or mooring structure when parked or
approaching the dock. This invention is designed not to
be tied or affixed to any part of the water craft or dock
area, unlike traditional protection devices which are
permanently affixed to temporarily affixed tot he water
craft or dock. This invention has a free standing weighted
anchor portion that is pyramid in shape having four sides
and a flat bottom. The anchor portion of this invention we
will refer to here as the pouch, the pouch is partly filled
with a gravel or sand layer approximately four inches
deep but not limited to. In the pouch and on top of the
sand or gravel area is a rubber flexible cone shape
structure with a protruding coil spring exiting through the
top of the rubber bladder, this coil enters into the bladder
only at the very top portion. The invention has a
elongated portion , referred to here as a rope extending
through the bottom of the rubber bladder the larger end
out through the narrow end, through a coil spring which is
attached to the inside top portion of the rubber bladder
and continuing through the arm or referred to here as the
bumper ( protection portion ) of the invention. The
invention is designed to be tossed into place while
approaching a dock or solid mooring structure. The


invention can be tossed onto the dock area when in close
proximity of the dock or it can be tossed onto the floor of
the small water craft with the bumper hanging over the
edge of the craft or it can be tossed onto the side
standing area of the personal water craft. The invention
bumper, which hangs between the water craft and the
dock or solid structure, consist of the rope portion
covered by many polyethylene rings and a sleeve or
jacket. The sleeve or jacket and pouch are made out of
1000 d cordura nylon which is abrasion resistant, mildew
resistant and rot resistant. The bumper area of the
invention has two knots on the rope passing through the
bumper. One knot at each end. These two knots can be
adjusted so the polyethylene rings can be forced closer
together making the bumper more firm or they can be
loosened allowing the rings to expand making them more
pliable . The sleeve or jacket on that covers the pumper
has two strings one at each end. These strings are tied
tightly on the outside of end polyethylene ring at each
end, between the ring and the rope knot. This prevents
the holes of the polyethylene rings from expanding and
slipping over the knot on the rope portion.

Claims

Claims - 1

A manually operable tool used to protect a small water
craft from striking or rubbing against a solid surface when
docking , parked or mooring against a solid surface such
as a wharf or dock. Fig.1-1 shows the flexible coil spring
that the nylon rope passes through. fig.1-2 shows the
nylon rope passing through the coil spring. fig.1-3 shows
the polyethylene rings covering the nylon rope that
passes through it. These rings act as a bumper to protect
the sides of the water craft while docking or attempting to
dock at a wharf or dock.
Fig.-1-5 shows a sleeve or jacket that wraps around the
polyethylene rings and the rope it is made out of 1000d
Cordura nylon but not limited. The jacket or sleeve is
abrasion resistant, mildew resistant and rot resistant.
Together with the poly rings and the rope they make up
the protective bumper of Tossndock. Fig.1-4 shows a pull
string which is at the end of the sleeve or jacket fig 1-5.
This string is tied in a knot around the inside of the larger
rope knot located on the rope itself. Fig.2-8. This string fig
1-4 of the sleeve fig 1-5 is pulled tight around the poly
rings fig 1-3 and is tied in a knot between the large rope
knot fig 2-8 and the last poly ring fig 1-3. This larger knot
on the rope acts to increase the tension on the poly rings
making them more or less firm to touch. Or more or less
firm when placed between the water craft and the slide


wharf structure. Fig 3-12 shows the rubber bladder which
is placed inside of the pouch fig 3-9. Fig.3-10 shows the
coil spring located into the bladder fig. 3-12 and the rope
Fig.3 -15 passing through the spring fig 3-10 and into the
rubber bladder fig 3 -12. The rubber bladder is a funnel
shape or cone shape and acts as a support for the coil
spring and is flexible to aid in the vertical movement of
the bumper if it goes up or down. Fig.4-16 shows the
rubber bladder placed inside of the pouch fig. 4-19. Fig 5-
23 shows the pouch with the gravel or sand fig. 5-22 .
Which act as the anchor for the Tossndock tool. Fig 5-21
shows the pull string that closes the pouch and wraps
around the top of the outside of the rubber bladder fig
4-1 6 . Fig 6- 24 shows a pretend dock with the Tossndock
anchor portion sitting on the dock and the bumper or
protective part of Tossndock hanging over the side of the
dock. Fig. 7- 29 shows a small water craft enlarged on the
water with the Tossndock tool fig 7-27 between the dock
Fig.7-28 and the water craft fig 7- 29. Fig.8-31 shows a
motorized personal water craft with the Tossndock tool
fig.8-30 Enlarged and resting on the edge of the deck of
the personal water craft as it slowly approaches the dock
to park.

Description

Oct 9 2019 Description - 1 Tossndock
Over the years, my sons and I have owned a number of
small watercrafts, such as canoes, kayaks and motor
propelled personal watercraft. We have always struggled
to protect our watercraft from getting damaged when
docking or mooring our watercraft. Watercraft in this
context will refer to smaller water craft under sixteen feet
but not limited to. A number of our watercraft did not
have attachments affixed to the craft so you could attach
a protective device such as a rubber bumper to prevent
damage to the craft while docking or mooring at a dock.
When approaching a dock the traditional means of
protecting the craft is to quickly tie or hang or affix some
type of rubber bumper to the side of the craft on entry to
the docking or mooring area. Most times this procedure is
done while traveling on the water and approaching the
dock or wharf area. Doing so, requires a great deal of
focus and can be tricky at times depending on the traffic
on the waterway and the calmness of the water surface.
Trying to tie a bumper to the side of our craft while
traveling on the water has always been very tricky for me
and at times even dangerous. If it is windy and the water
way is rough or wavy this only adds to the struggle. Some
times it is easier and much safer just to dock the water
craft first and then attach the bumpers but usually this too
is a struggle since you have to make sure you are not
striking the dock while tying the bumpers to the dock or
watercraft.
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Description -2
Most small watercraft owners also do not like attaching
anything permanent to their expensive watercraft for
aesthetic reasons and many times the areas where they
can attach a pumper is in an area where it does not do an
adequate job of protecting the side of the watercraft.
Most all small watercraft owners very seldom travel with
the bumpers attached because many times they fall off or
they strike constantly against the sides of the watercraft
making for a very annoying day on the water.
Fading of the painted area where a more permanent
protective device is installed can also be an issue. If this
happens it can be very pricey to have a paint touch up or
even a more substantial paint job done to the faded area.
For this reason alone, many water craft owners prefer not
to affix any permanent device that would interfere with the
pristine appearance of the watercraft. Many of the rubber
bumpers designed today are too large and cumbersome
for smaller watercrafts such as canoes, kayaks and
personal motorized water craft or PWC for short. Today, a
personal water craft can run into the thousands of dollars
to purchase and the traditional rubber bumpers as
mentioned are not doing the best job in all areas of
protecting the craft.
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Description-3
The traditional rubber attached bumpers are usually one
colour, white. This invention gives the water craft owner
more freedom to match the colour of the water
craft itself since the sleeve and jacket of the invention will
come in many colours, making it more aesthetically
appealing.
The invention, unlike any other invention, is tossed into
place exactly where the water craft operator feels it will
give his water craft the best protection while parked at the
dock or approaching the dock . Tossndock is designed so
that if it does fall the water craft or the dock and into the
water it will not sink. It is designed so that the bumper
area will remain floating above the waters surface.
The water craft user/operator has two choices when using
this invention, the first is to toss the Tossndock invention
into place on the dock or just leave the Tossndock
invention on the side of the water craft, with the protective
bumper area dangling over the side of the craft. The
Tossndock invention has a weighted anchor end a flexible
rubber bladder and coil spring and a bumper that make
this invention like no other. It is easily stored away and
very user friendly. The weighted end or anchor portion of
the invention keeps the invention securely on the dock or
boat area. The flexible rubber bladder and flexible coil
spring allow the bumper to freely move up and down
when pressure is applied to the surface of the bumper.
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Description - 4
The length of the Tossndock invention bumper is over
eighteen inches long and approximately three inches in
diameter giving the side of the watercraft a large area of
protection. A nylon rope, but not limited to nylon, passes
through the polyethylene rings and is given extra firmness
with the sleeve or jacket. The knots of the rope can be
adjusted to squeeze the polyethylene rings together
making it more firm or loosened to make the bumper feel
less firm.
The Tossndock tool has a three quarter inch in diameter
nylon rope passing through the floatable polyethylene
rings, passing through the coil spring and attached to the
top of a rubber flexible bladder and placed inside the
pouch (the weighted pouch area which makes up the
anchor). The bumper part of Tossndock is made of
polyethylene foam allowing the bumper to remain light
weight. The polyethylene foam is cut into approximately
one inch thick pieces but not limited to this size and it is
covered with a skirt or sleeve made of 1000d cordura
nylon but not limited to. The polyethylene foam is circular
in shape with a one inch hole in each piece. The rope is
fitted through each piece and gives the Tossndock great
strength for tossing. There are two knots in the rope
areas of Tossndock, loosing or tightening these two knots
can make the bump more firm or softer to touch. These
knots also can be adjusted to move the bumper up or
down the length of the rope.
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Description-5
The sleeve goes over the polyethylene bumper which has
a pull string at each end to keep the end piece of then
circular polyethylene in front of the knot on the rope. The
cover of the polyethylene bumper and rope area and the
pouch that hold the rubber bladder and gravel are made
out of 1000d cordura nylon but not limited to. Nylon is
very abrasive resistant, mildew resistant and rot resistant.
The spring attached to the top of the rubber bladder of
Tossndock is approximately 5 inches long but not limited
to and is coated with a zinc compound to prevent
corrosion or rusting. The coil spring is made of steel but
not limited to and is very flexible allowing the Tossndock
bumper to move up and down in a vertical movement
with very little side-to-side pressure on the anchor part of
the Tossndock invention. The total weight of the bumper
area of Tossndock invention is only about eight ounces
but not limited to, allowing it to dangle freely with no
downward pressure. Tossndock is the invention, intended
to improve safety, protection and ease of use while
parking or docking of small watercraft.
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