Removable swim-up dock bar
View Patent ↗A removable swim-up dock bar is described. The dock bar is removably attachable to a submerged foundation of an existing dock and may have adjustable seats or adjustable legs to ensure proper height and stability.
1. A dock bar comprising:
a substantially horizontal main support beam comprising a central region and two outer end regions terminating in respective dock-coupling ends; a seat assembly attached vertically to a first upper side of the central region of the main support beam;
a leg assembly attached vertically to a second lower side of the main support beam: and
a dock coupling attached to each of the respective dock-coupling ends of the two outer end regions of the main support beam, each dock coupling configured to be removably attachable to a submerged base of a dock,
wherein the two outer end regions extend laterally outward and forward from the central region relative to a forward dock-facing side of the central region, such that the two outer end regions and the dock coupling at each of the respective dock-coupling ends of the two outer end regions are located laterally outward and forward of the central region wherein the two outer end regions extend laterally outward and forward from the central region with an interior angle between the central region and the respective dock-coupling ends of the two outer end regions greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees,
wherein the two outer end regions extend laterally outward and forward from the central region and the seat assembly by curving in an arc outwardly and forwardly of the central region.
2. In combination with a dock having a submerged base, a dock bar removably attached to the submerged base of a dock, comprising:
a substantially horizontal main support beam comprising a central region and two outer end regions terminating in respective dock-coupling ends;
a plurality of seat assemblies attached vertically to a first upper side of the central region of the main support beam, the seat assemblies being spaced along the central region of the main support beam;
a leg assembly attached vertically to a second lower side of the main support beam; and,
a dock coupling attached to each of the respective dock-coupling ends of the two outer end regions of the main support beam, each dock coupling removably attached to the submerged base of the dock, wherein the two outer end regions extend laterally outward and forward from the central region and the seat assemblies toward the dock, such that the dock coupling at each of the respective dock-coupling ends of the two outer end regions is removably attached to the submerged base of the dock laterally outward and forward of the central region and the seat assemblies to define an unobstructed underwater area between the seat assemblies and the dock.