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A submersible floating dock which can be sunk beneath the water line in the event of the approach of a violent storm for protection of the dock against wave action, storm surge, and high winds. A dock with a deck supported on hollow floatation chambers is attached to pilings by rings. The rings allo

A submersible floating dock which can be sunk beneath the water line in the event of the approach of a violent storm for protection of the dock against wave action, storm surge, and high winds. A dock with a deck supported on hollow floatation chambers is attached to pilings by rings. The rings allow the dock to move up and down in response to changes in the water level. As a storm approaches water is allowed to enter the hollow floatation chambers which are ordinarily filled with air. This causes the dock and deck to sink beneath the water line making it resistent to damage from storm surge, wave action, and high winds. After the storm has passed, pressurized air is introduced into the floatation chambers forcing the water in the floatation chambers out of the chamber. The air increases the buoyancy of the floatation chambers, hence, of the dock so that it rises above the water line for use by an owner after the danger of storm surge, high winds, and waves has passed.

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1. A submersible floating dock resistent to damage from water, wave action, and winds caused by at least a gale force storm comprising:(a) a deck adapted for use by people; (b) connected to said deck at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber impermeable to air and water and sufficiently large

1. A submersible floating dock resistent to damage from water, wave action, and winds caused by at least a gale force storm comprising:(a) a deck adapted for use by people; (b) connected to said deck at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber impermeable to air and water and sufficiently large to buoyantly support said deck in water when said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber is filled with air; (c) in said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber at least one aperture, said at least one aperture for introduction of air into said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber, said at least one aperture for evacuation of air out of said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber, said at least one aperture for introduction of water into said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber, and said at least one aperture for discharge of water out of said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber; (d) means for allowing said deck and said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber to move in a vertical direction; (e) means for restraining said deck and said at least one hollow enclosed floatation chamber from moving in a horizontal direction.