Ships – Displacement-type hull – Multiple hulls
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
Avila, Stephen (Department: 3617)
Ships
Displacement-type hull
Multiple hulls
C114S357000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06871607
ABSTRACT:
A pontoon includes a generally elongated shell made of at least two shell segments assembled in an end-to-end configuration at adjacent male and female segment connecting ends. Each segment has a segment peripheral wall surrounding a segment inner volume. Each segment defines at least one end aperture extending into the segment inner volume from one of the segment longitudinal ends. The female segment connecting end is a longitudinal end portion of the segment peripheral wall. A filling component is positioned within the segment inner volumes. The filling component is made out of a buoyant material longitudinally and slidably inserted into the end apertures. The volume of the filling component into the shell is such that the combination of the shell and the filling component forms a buoyant combination. A mold for the fabrication of the shell segments is also disclosed.
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