Toon Jack is a lightweight foam cored co-polymer plastic shaped boat storage fixture, created through an injection molding process that provides exceptional strength, easy use, and stackable storage when the fixture is not in use.
Current pontoon boat users, manufacturers and showrooms currently utilize a variety of inefficient, corrosive and unwieldy devices to store or display their boats. Concrete, cinder or wooden blocks are the typical consumers' choice for dry land storage for pontoon boats. Marinas may utilize something along the lines of boat stands such as U.S. Pat. No. 5,290,124 Pavlescak. Display showrooms routinely set their products on carpets directly on the floor or on cumbersome rolling wooden frames. Toon Jack provides a lightweight, plastic storage or display option, and can be equipped with wheels permitting the boat to be moved easily and in any direction. Toon Jack, due to its composition will not damage or corrode the pontoon floats while they rest on top of the invention, nor will the float keel be damaged due to the concave top design. When not in use, each Toon Jack is designed to stack on top of each other unit, permitting easy storage.
Toon Jack is a four sided pyramid or conically shaped structure with a concave top surface and rounded edges exposing a “V” shaped groove running horizontally across the top between two opposing sides, or as a diameter if the structure is conical. The top surface configuration provides a means of secure, stable support when the structure is placed underneath each pontoon boat float tubes, in a front and rear position, thus facilitating placement onto and off of a transport mechanism as well as for a raised stationary storage position while the pontoon boat is not afloat. The structure is constructed of a multi-colorable, recyclable foam cored co-polymer plastic and is shaped through an injection molding process. Each structure may have cutouts on opposing sides to permit easy handling and ventilation and each structure can be modified so that wheels may be attached permitting a pontoon boat being supported by the structures to be rolled into a display position or storage location. The structure can potentially be constructed in a variety of sizes, if desired, to accommodate specific boats or uses; i.e., display or storage heights. The structures are most commonly envisioned to be approximately six to fourteen inches (6″-14″) high with a base of approximately ten to twenty-four (10″-24″) square inches.
For purposes of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the drawings forms which are presently preferred; It being understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown, in the drawings, which form a part of this specification,
The following detailed description is of the best presently contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. The description is not intended in a limiting sense, and is made solely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention. The various features and advantages of the present invention may be more readily understood with reference to the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Referring now to the drawings in detail, where like numerals refer to like parts or elements,
Applicant claims priority benefits under Provisional Patent Application Appl. No. 60/831,588 filed Jul. 19, 2006.
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60831588 | Jul 2006 | US |