ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,930, issued on May 13.
"Dock-launching system for kayaks" was invented by Jack LaSee (Abbotsford, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kayak launching system provides a vertical support pole and submersible rack arms extending out from a dock beneath the water. The rack arms may be lowered to allow a kayak to be positioned above them and then raised to stabilize the kayak during entrance or exit."
The patent was filed on Nov. 16, 2022, under Application No. 18/055,924.
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