Demountable dock assembly

Claim 1

A demountable dock assembly for use beside and in a body of water comprising: a. a plurality of anchor posts, the lower ends of each of which having associated therewith means for imbedding said post in a solid base; b. a connector slidable along and about each of said anchor posts, said connector having at least two arms extending outwardly from a central portion of said connector, said arms lying at an angle to the direction of the longitudinal axis of the post when positioned thereabout; c. means associated with each said connector to secure said connector at a predetermined position on said anchor post; d. at least one open-ended tubular beam to extend between adjacent anchor posts, each of the end portions of each of said beams to receive in snug engagement one of the arms of said connectors, the cross-sectional outer profile of each of said arms being of slightly smaller size and conforming in shape to the cross-sectional inner profile of the cooperating tublular beams; e. removable locking means to extend transversely through cooperating portions of said beams and said arms, to prevent unpurposeful longitudinal disengagement of each of said cooperating beams and connector arms from their position in snug engagement; f. one or more panel sections supported by said beams each of said panel sections comprising a series of parallel spaced planks of common lengths and thicknesses, a U-shaped brace extending on opposite sides of the panel section embracing the ends of the planks to secure them in spaced relation; g. said beams having associated therewith securing means comprising a longitudinal flange integral with and extending in the same plane as an exterior surface of said beams supporting outer edges of said panel sections, said plank braces seated on said beams and adjacent said flanges; e. portions of said panel sections when in position supported by said beams lie above said removable locking means.