ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,758, issued on Sept. 1.
"Boat lift bunk with integral T-slot" was invented by William Golden (North Fort Myers, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boat lift bunk includes elongate bottom and top walls and a pair of elongate first and second side walls that interconnect the bottom and top walls. The first side wall includes at least one longitudinal T-slot for receiving and retaining the head of a threaded connector such that a threaded post of the connector extends exteriorly of the first wall of the bunk for connecting the bunk to a cradle beam or other underlying supportive boat lift structure."
The patent was filed on Jan. 22,...