Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Inflatable
Patent
1979-08-09
1982-09-14
Butler, Douglas C.
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Inflatable
441 40, B63B 700, B63C 904
Patent
active
043487793
ABSTRACT:
This inflatable boat comprising at least one hull consisting of at least first and second elements disposed side by side, inflatable separately, and one or a plurality of additional elements inflatable separately and adapted to support one or a plurality of relatively heavy members to be secured to the hull, in case the first inflatable element becomes inoperative. Preferably, the additional element is included in the volume of the first element and in the upper portion thereof, in the vicinity of the wall of the second element, so that when the first element becomes inoperative the second element can support the additional inflatable element and the heavy member is kept in a fixed position. This heavy member may consist for example of an outboard motor or a sail mast supporting structure.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2508304 (1950-05-01), Sturtevant
patent: 2962732 (1970-12-01), Marz
patent: 4021873 (1977-05-01), Francois
Adams Bruce L.
Burns Robert E.
Butler Douglas C.
Lobato Emmanuel J.
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