IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,358,600

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US 12,358,600 · App. 18/597,736 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Watercraft lift

Inventors: Kenneth Edwards Hey (Mercer Island, WA); Loern Alan Halverson (Bellevue, WA); Dean Allen Stanford (Seattle, WA); Kent Bradley Van Olst (Seattle, WA)

Assignee: Sunstream Corporation

B63C3/06 B63C3/02 B63C3/12

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Patent No.: US 12,358,600
App. No.: 18/597,736
Granted: Jul 15, 2025
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A watercraft lift with rearward and forward lateral beams, left and right side longitudinal side beams, a pair of left side lifting arms, a pair of right side lifting arms supporting at their upper ends left and right side watercraft supports, and left and right side actuators pivotally attached to the left and right side rearward lifting arms. In one embodiment the left side rearward lifting arm and the left side actuator rotate about their pivotal attachments to the longitudinal left side beam in a left side plane, and the right side rearward lifting arm and the right side actuator rotate about their pivotal attachments to the longitudinal right side beam in a right side plane.

Claims (118)

1. A watercraft lift apparatus for lifting and lowering a watercraft, comprising:

a rearward lateral beam;

a forward lateral beam;

a longitudinal left side beam having a rearward end portion and a forward end portion, the rearward end portion being supported by the rearward lateral beam and the forward end portion being supported by the forward lateral beam;

a longitudinal right side beam having a rearward end portion and a forward end portion, the rearward end portion being supported by the rearward lateral beam and the forward end portion being supported by the forward lateral beam, at least one of the longitudinal left and right side beams being selectively laterally movable relative to the other of the longitudinal left and right side beams between a plurality of lateral positions, and selectively locked in a selected one of the plurality of lateral positions;

a left side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

a left side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

a left side watercraft support having a rearward end portion pivotally connected to the upper end portion of the left side rearward lifting arm, and a forward end portion pivotally connected to the upper end portion of the left side forward lifting arm;

a right side watercraft support having a rearward end portion pivotally connected to the upper end portion of the right side rearward lifting arm, and a forward end portion pivotally connected to the upper end portion of the right side forward lifting arm;

a laterally extending rearward connector member having a left end portion attached to the left side rearward lifting arm and a right end portion attached to the right side rearward lifting arm, and a laterally extending forward connector member having a left end portion attached to the left side forward lifting arm and a right end portion attached to the right side forward lifting arm, the rearward connector member having first and second rearward connector portions selectively disconnectable and reconnectable to permit selective lateral movement of the at least one of the longitudinal left and right side beams selectively laterally moved relative to the other of the longitudinal left and right side beams to the selected one of the plurality of lateral positions, and the forward connector member having first and second forward connector portions selectively disconnectable and reconnectable to permit selective lateral movement of the at least one of the longitudinal left and right side beams selectively laterally moved relative to the other of the longitudinal left and right side beams to the selected one of the plurality of lateral positions;

wherein the left side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in a first left side plane and the left side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in a second left side plane, the first and second left side planes being substantially coplanar, and the right side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a first right side plane and the right side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a second right side plane, the first and second right side planes being substantially coplanar.

2. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the left side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in a left side plane and the left side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in the left side plane, and the right side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a right side plane and the right side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in the right side plane.

3. A watercraft lift apparatus for lifting and lowering a watercraft, comprising:

a rearward lateral beam;

a forward lateral beam;

a left side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

a left side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

4. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising: a laterally extending rearward connector member having a first rearward connector portion with a left end portion attached to the left side rearward lifting arm, a second rearward connector portion with a right end portion attached to the right side rearward lifting arm, and a third rearward connector portion selectively removably connectable to at least one of the first and second rearward connector portions to selectively lock the first and second rearward connector portions together against relative lateral movement between the first and second rearward connector portions and to selectively unlock the first and second rearward connector portions to permit relative lateral movement between the first and second rearward connector portions to permit selective lateral movement of the at least one of the longitudinal left and right side beams relative to the other of the longitudinal left and right side beams to the selected one of the plurality of lateral positions; and

5. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first rearward connector portion has a right free end portion, the second rearward connector portion has a left free end portion, and the third rearward connector portion has a left end portion and a right end portion, the left end portion of the third rearward connector portion being selectively removably connectable to the right free end portion of the first rearward connector portion and the right end portion of the third rearward connector portion being selectively removably connectable to the left free end portion of the second rearward connector portion, and the first forward connector portion has a right free end portion, the second forward connector portion has a left free end portion, and the third forward connector portion has a left end portion and a right end portion, the left end portion of the third forward connector portion being selectively removably connectable to the right free end portion of the first forward connector portion and the right end portion of the third forward connector portion being selectively removably connectable to the left free end portion of the second forward connector portion.

6. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the left end portion of the third rearward connector portion is selectively removably connectable to the right free end portion of the first rearward connector portion using at least one fastener and the right end portion of the third rearward connector portion is selectively removably connectable to the left free end portion of the second rearward connector portion using at least one fastener, and the left end portion of the third forward connector portion is selectively removably connectable to the right free end portion of the first forward connector portion using at least one fastener and the right end portion of the third forward connector portion is selectively removably connectable to the left free end portion of the second forward connector portion using at least one fastener.

7. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the right free end portion of the first rearward connector portion is an elongated member, the left free end portion of the second rearward connector portion is an elongated member, the left end portion of the third rearward connector portion is an elongated member positionable adjacent to and extending along the length of the elongated member of the right free end portion of the first rearward connector portion and removably connectable together using a plurality of fasteners, and the right end portion of the third rearward connector portion is an elongated member positionable adjacent to and extending along the length of the elongated member of the left free end portion of the second rearward connector portion and removably connectable together using a plurality of fasteners; and the right free end portion of the first forward connector portion is an elongated member, the left free end portion of the second forward connector portion is an elongated member, the left end portion of the third forward connector portion is an elongated member positionable adjacent to and extending along the length of the elongated member of the right free end portion of the first forward connector portion and removably connectable together using a plurality of fasteners, and the right end portion of the third forward connector portion is an elongated member positionable adjacent to and extending along the length of the elongated member of the left free end portion of the second forward connector portion and removably connectable together using a plurality of fasteners.

8. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the right free end portion of the first rearward connector portion is a channel member, the left free end portion of the second rearward connector portion is a channel member, the left end portion and right end portion of the third rearward connector portion comprise an elongated tubular member sized to be removably positioned within channel members of the right and left free end portions of the first and second rearward connector portions; and the right free end portion of the first forward connector portion is a channel member, the left free end portion of the second forward connector portion is a channel member, the left end portion and right end portion of the third forward connector portion comprise an elongated tubular member sized to be removably positioned within channel members of the right and left free end portions of the first and second forward connector portions.

9. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the elongated tubular member of the left end portion and right end portion of the third rearward connector portion includes an elongated recess sized to receive at least one first fastener therein to selectively lock the first and second rearward connector portions together against relative lateral movement therebetween, and the elongated tubular member of the left end portion and right end portion of the third rearward connector portion includes an elongated recess sized to receive at least one second fastener therein to selectively lock the first and second rearward connector portions together against relative lateral movement therebetween; and the elongated tubular member of the left end portion and right end portion of the third forward connector portion includes an elongated recess sized to receive at least one third fastener therein to selectively lock the first and second forward connector portions together against relative lateral movement therebetween, and the elongated tubular member of the left end portion and right end portion of the third forward connector portion includes an elongated recess sized to receive at least one fourth fastener therein to selectively lock the first and second forward connector portions together against relative lateral movement therebetween.

10. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the right free end portion of the first rearward connector portion is a first tubular member, the left free end portion of the second rearward connector portion is a second tubular member, the left end portion and right end portion of the third rearward connector portion comprise a first channel member sized to be removably receive therein the first and second tubular members of the right and left free end portions of the first and second rearward connector portions; and the right free end portion of the first forward connector portion is a third tubular member, the left free end portion of the second forward connector portion is a fourth tubular member, the left end portion and right end portion of the third forward connector portion comprise a second channel member sized to be removably receive therein the third and fourth tubular members of the right and left free end portions of the first and second forward connector portions.

11. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the left side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in a left side plane and the left side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in the left side plane, and the right side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a right side plane and the right side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in the right side plane.

12. A watercraft lift apparatus for lifting and lowering a watercraft, comprising:

a rearward lateral beam;

a forward lateral beam;

a left side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

a left side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

a laterally extending rearward connector member having a first rearward connector portion with a left end portion attached to the left side rearward lifting arm, a second rearward connector portion with a right end portion attached to the right side rearward lifting arm, and a third rearward connector portion selectively removably connectable to at least one of the first and second rearward connector portions to selectively lock the first and second rearward connector portions together against relative lateral movement between the first and second rearward connector portions and to selectively unlock the first and second rearward connector portions to permit relative lateral movement between the first and second rearward connector portions to permit selective lateral movement of the at least one of the longitudinal left and right side beams relative to the other of the longitudinal left and right side beams to the selected one of the plurality of lateral positions, the first rearward connector portion further having a right free end portion, the second rearward connector portion further having a left free end portion, and the third rearward connector portion further having a left end portion and a right end portion, the left end portion of the third rearward connector portion being selectively removably connectable to the right free end portion of the first rearward connector portion and the right end portion of the third rearward connector portion being selectively removably connectable to the left free end portion of the second rearward connector portion; and

a laterally extending forward connector member having a first forward connector portion with a left end portion attached to the left side forward lifting arm, a second forward connector portion with a right end portion attached to the right side forward lifting arm, and a third forward connector portion selectively removably connectable to at least one of the first and second forward connector portions to selectively lock the first and second forward connector portions together against relative lateral movement between the first and second forward connector portions and to selectively unlock the first and second forward connector portions to permit relative lateral movement between the first and second forward connector portions to permit selective lateral movement of the at least one of the longitudinal left and right side beams relative to the other of the longitudinal left and right side beams to the selected one of the plurality of lateral positions, the first forward connector portion further having a right free end portion, the second forward connector portion further having a left free end portion, and the third forward connector portion further having a left end portion and a right end portion, the left end portion of the third forward connector portion being selectively removably connectable to the right free end portion of the first forward connector portion and the right end portion of the third forward connector portion being selectively removably connectable to the left free end portion of the second forward connector portion;

13. A watercraft lift apparatus for lifting and lowering a watercraft, comprising:

a rearward lateral beam;

a forward lateral beam;

a left side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

a left side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

14. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the pivot connection of the rearward end portion of the left side watercraft support to the upper end portion of the left side rearward lifting arm is forward of a center line of the left side rearward lifting arm at a location such that when the left side actuator rotates the left side rearward lifting arm to a rotational end position forward of the top dead center position, the left side rearward lifting arm is vertically oriented, and the pivot connection of the rearward end portion of the right side watercraft support to the upper end portion of the right side rearward lifting arm is forward of a center line of the right side rearward lifting arm at a position such that when the right side actuator rotates the right side rearward lifting arm to a rotational end position forward of the top dead center position, the right side rearward lifting arm is vertically oriented.

15. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the left side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in a left side plane and the left side actuator is pivotally rotatable about their the longitudinal left side beam in the left side plane, and the right side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a right side plane and the right side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in the right side plane.

16. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the left side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about to the longitudinal left side beam in a first left side plane and the left side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in a second left side plane, the first and second left side planes being substantially coplanar, and the right side rearward lifting arm is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a first right side plane and the right side actuator is pivotally rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a second right side plane, the first and second right side planes being substantially coplanar.

17. A watercraft lift apparatus for lifting and lowering a watercraft, comprising:

a rearward lateral beam;

a forward lateral beam;

a left side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

a left side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

wherein the left side actuator is extendable to rotate the left side rearward lifting arm from a rotational position rearward of a top dead center position of the left side rearward lifting arm to a rotational end position forward of the top dead center position, and to rotate the left side forward lifting arm from a rotational position rearward of a top dead center position of the left side forward lifting arm to a rotational end position forward of the top dead center position; and the right side actuator is extendable to rotate the right side rearward lifting arm from a rotational position rearward of a top dead center position of the right side rearward lifting arm to a rotational end position forward of the top dead center position, and to rotate the right side forward lifting arm from a rotational position rearward of a top dead center position of the right side forward lifting arm to a rotational end position forward of the top dead center position.

18. A watercraft lift apparatus for lifting and lowering a watercraft, comprising:

a rearward lateral beam;

a forward lateral beam;

a left side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion, the left side rearward lifting arm being rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in a first left side plane;

a right side rearward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion, the right side rearward lifting arm being rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a first right side plane;

a left side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

a left side actuator having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion pivotally attached to the left side rearward lifting arm, the left side actuator being rotatable about the longitudinal left side beam in a second left side plane, the first and second left side planes being substantially coplanar; and

a right side actuator having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion pivotally attached to the right side rearward lifting arm, the right side actuator being rotatable about the longitudinal right side beam in a second right side plane, the first and second right side planes being substantially coplanar;

wherein the longitudinal left side beam comprises a left side forward beam portion and a left side rearward support member having a forward end portion and a rearward end portion, the left side rearward support member having an upright, laterally outward side plate and an upright, laterally inward side plate, in spaced apart relation, with a first left side pivot pin by which the lower end portion of the left side rearward lifting arm is pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and a second left side pivot pin by which the lower end portion of the left side actuator is pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam, and the longitudinal right side beam comprises a right side forward beam portion and a right side rearward support member having a forward end portion and a rearward end portion, the right side rearward support member having an upright, laterally outward side plate and an upright, laterally inward side plate, in spaced apart relation, with a first right side pivot pin by which the lower end portion of the right side rearward lifting arm is pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and a second right side pivot pin by which the lower end portion of the right side actuator is pivotally attached to the rearward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam; and

wherein a left side floor member extends between the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the left side rearward support member, the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the left side rearward support member being spaced apart to permit passage of the left side actuator therebetween and allow the left side actuator to engage and be supported by the left side floor member during attachment of the lower end portion of the left side actuator to the longitudinal left side beam with the second left side pivot pin, and a right side floor member extends between the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the right side rearward support member, the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the right side rearward support member being spaced apart to permit passage of the right side actuator therebetween and allow the right side actuator to engage and be supported by the right side floor member during attachment of the lower end portion of the right side actuator to the longitudinal right side beam with the second right side pivot pin.

19. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the rearward end portion of the left side rearward support member being the portion of the longitudinal left side beam supported by the rearward lateral beam, and the rearward end portion of the right side rearward support member being the portion of the longitudinal right side beam supported by the rearward lateral beam.

20. The watercraft lift apparatus of claim 18 , wherein a left side floor member extends between the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the left side rearward support member, the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the left side rearward support member being spaced apart to permit passage of the left side actuator therebetween and allow the left side actuator to engage and be supported by the left side floor member during attachment of the lower end portion of the left side actuator to the longitudinal left side beam with the second left side pivot pin, and a right side floor member extends between the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the right side rearward support member, the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the right side rearward support member being spaced apart to permit passage of the right side actuator therebetween and allow the right side actuator to engage and be supported by the right side floor member during attachment of the lower end portion of the right side actuator to the longitudinal right side beam with the second right side pivot pin.

21. A watercraft lift apparatus for lifting and lowering a watercraft, comprising:

a rearward lateral beam;

a forward lateral beam;

a left side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal left side beam and an upper end portion;

a right side forward lifting arm having a lower end portion pivotally attached to the forward end portion of the longitudinal right side beam and an upper end portion;

wherein the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the left side rearward support member flare outward in the direction toward the rearward lateral beam to receive the left side actuator therebetween as the left side actuator rotates downward and toward the rearward lateral beam during operation of the watercraft lift apparatus, and the laterally outward side plate and the laterally inward side plate of the right side rearward support member flare outward in the direction toward the rearward lateral beam to receive the right side actuator therebetween as the right side actuator rotates downward and toward the rearward lateral beam during operation of the watercraft lift apparatus.

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2024

From: HEY, KENNETH EDWARDS; HALVERSON, LOERN ALAN; STANFORD, DEAN ALLEN; VAN OLST, KENT BRADLEY

To: SUNSTREAM CORPORATION

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Continuity (3)

Continuation 17324059 · May 18, 2021

Provisional Application 63026618 · May 18, 2020

Related Publication 20240294239A1 · Sep 5, 2024

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