Diver's door for inflatable boat

Details Diver's door for inflatable boat Diver's door for inflatable boat

1997-06-17

1998-11-10

Basinger, Sherman

Ships

Boats, boat component, or attachment

Inflatable

114362, B63B 708

Patent

active

058328645

ABSTRACT:
A diver's door which provides easy access to and from an inflatable boat for a diver and which can be replaced to minimize water leakage into the deck of the boat, is described. The diver's door is a removable tube element provided with a flexible flange which fits into a slot along the top edge of the hull. The removable tube element includes at least one peripheral hoop flange at one end for maintaining the removable tube element in position when fully inflated. Also disclosed are an inflatable boat including the diver's door of the present invention and a method for providing access to an inflatable boat using the diver's door of the present invention.

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