Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Sectional
Patent
1997-12-16
1999-02-09
Swinehart, Ed L.
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Sectional
B63B 700
Patent
active
058680977
ABSTRACT:
A folding boat and locking device is described in which the boat includes paired foldable hull halves joined by a hinge at transverse bulkheads. The locking device includes a rigid base member with a clamp assembly having first elongated leg members extending therefrom. Second elongated leg members also extend from the rigid base member. At least one of the leg members is movable in relation to the other leg member between an open position in which the leg members are spaced apart a first distance, and a closed position wherein the leg members are substantially parallel and spaced apart on opposed sides of the bulkheads to hold the bulkheads together. A bolt and receiver assembly mounted between the base and at least one of the leg members is selectively operable to lock the first and second leg members in the closed position. A bulkhead engaging pad is provided on at least one of the leg members, with a pad adjuster that is selectively operable to position the bulkhead engaging pad toward and away from the other leg member, thereby adjusting clamping forces against the bulkheads.
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patent: 5450809 (1995-09-01), Melton
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