Ships – Displacement-type hull – Multiple hulls
Patent
1998-07-29
1999-11-23
Avila, Stephen
Ships
Displacement-type hull
Multiple hulls
114 612, B63B 100
Patent
active
059880872
ABSTRACT:
A pontoon (20) for a boat (22) includes a base member (24) and a closure member (26) which are attached to form a U-shaped performance structure and a cylindrical support structure. A foam (74) filled nose cone (29) is connected to front ends (36,46) of the base member (24) and closure member (26), and an end cap (28) is connected to the back ends (38,48) thereof to form an air tight chamber (66) in the support structure. The pontoon (20) is connected to a deck (30) of the boat (22), so that the pontoon (20) contacts the deck (30) along the entire length of the pontoon (20).
REFERENCES:
patent: 4738215 (1988-04-01), McMahon
patent: 4777898 (1988-10-01), Faulkner
patent: 5259330 (1993-11-01), Faulkner
patent: 5575231 (1996-11-01), Metcalf
Avila Stephen
Horizon Marine, L.C.
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