Floating dock

Abstract

A floating dock for supporting a personal watercraft out of the water when not in use. The floating dock comprises an elongate platform having a recess on its upper surface. The recess is shaped to receive the hull of the personal watercraft and has a forward wall portion for engaging the bow of the hull. A rub-rail post extends upwardly from the upper surface of the platform, forward of the recess, to engage the rub-rail of the personal watercraft in the event that the personal watercraft is moved too far into the recess, thereby preventing the personal watercraft from riding up and over the floating dock. In one embodiment, the platform is a unitary structure formed in a rotational molding process and includes inserts molded therewith to facilitate securing accessories to the platform.

1 . A floating dock for supporting a personal watercraft, comprising:
 a molded platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, and a rear end;   an elongate recess formed into said upper surface of said platform and adapted to receive a hull of a personal watercraft;   said recess including a wall portion proximate said front end of said platform adapted to engage the bow of the watercraft supported on said platform; and   a rub-rail post proximate said front end of said platform and extending vertically upwardly from said upper surface a distance sufficient to engage the rub rail of the personal watercraft.   
   
   
       2 . A floating dock for supporting a personal watercraft, comprising:
 a molded platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, and a rear end;   an elongate recess formed into said upper surface of said platform and adapted to receive a hull of a personal watercraft;   said recess including a wall portion proximate said front end of said platform adapted to engage the bow of the watercraft supported on said platform; and   a rub-rail post proximate said front end of said platform and extending vertically upwardly from said upper surface;   said rub-rail post including a wall surface facing said rear end of said platform and extending from said upper surface of said platform to a distal end of said rub-rail post, said wall surface adapted to contact a rub rail of a personal watercraft received in said recess.   
   
   
       3 . A floating dock for supporting a personal watercraft, comprising:
 a molded platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, and a rear end;   an elongate recess formed into said upper surface of said platform and adapted to receive a hull of a personal watercraft;   said recess including a wall portion proximate said front end of said platform adapted to engage the bow of the watercraft supported on said platform; and   a post proximate said front end of said platform and extending vertically upwardly from said upper surface;   said post adapted to prevent a personal watercraft from traversing said post when the bow of the personal watercraft moves beyond said wall portion.   
   
   
       4 . The dock of  claim 3 , wherein said post is formed from polymeric material.