Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Protective cover or shield
Patent
1993-10-13
1995-09-26
Swinehart, Edwin L.
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Protective cover or shield
114 61, B63B 1700
Patent
active
054526787
ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to a boat having a buoyant lower portion and a plurality of upstanding support members connected to the lower portion. The top for the boat includes two end rails, two side rails respectively connected to the end rails, and a roof extending between and connected to the side rails and end rails. The side rails are comprised of a metal extrusion defining a first channel which is generally U-shaped and opens in a generally downward direction. The upstanding support members are received within the first generally U-shaped channel. In another aspect of the invention, the two side rails comprise an extrusion including a curved intermediate portion having a convex exterior profile. The roof is attached at one edge of the curved intermediate portion. In yet another aspect of the invention, the side rail comprises an extrusion including a recess which receives at least one of the upstanding support members.
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Catalog entitled "KAYOT 1993".
Catalog entitled "Harris Flote Bote '93".
Harris-Kayot, Inc.
Swinehart Edwin L.
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