Ships – Displacement-type hull – Multiple hulls
Patent
1995-10-06
1997-05-20
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Ships
Displacement-type hull
Multiple hulls
114 391, B63B 100
Patent
active
056303718
ABSTRACT:
A catamaran having two spaced apart elongated hulls joined by front and rear cross members holding the hulls in alignment, and having a trampoline extending between the cross members. Cables or wires are carried within enclosures forming side loops in the trampoline and running from the front to the rear of the trampoline between cross members. A plurality of restraining hooks are affixed to the sides of each of the hulls. The cables are detachably held by the hooks to maintain lateral tension in the trampoline.
A rudder blade assembly at the rear end of each hull includes a tiller arm connected at its upper end to a tiller crossbar, the connection between the upper ends of the tillers and the ends of the crossbar being live flexible rubber elbows with a snap connect and disconnect between tiller crossbar and the upper ends of the tillers.
Pre-formed cylinders are laterally molded into the sides of each of the hulls and positioned to snugly receive the front and rear cross members.
A plurality of seating pads are disposed on the deck of each of the hulls, the seating pads being positioned and spaced to assure optimal passenger weight distribution.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4406239 (1983-09-01), Enzmann
patent: 4569301 (1986-02-01), Pyburn
patent: 4998498 (1991-03-01), Gallichan
patent: 5355829 (1994-10-01), Waddell et al.
Melvin James H.
Miller Matt S.
Morrelli Gino J.
Thompson Kevin M.
Wake John A.
Mueth Joseph E.
R.R. Sail
Sotelo Jesus D.
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