Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Protective cover or shield
Patent
1995-04-24
1996-04-09
Swinehart, Edwin L.
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Protective cover or shield
114343, B63B 1700
Patent
active
055051561
ABSTRACT:
A windshield for providing protection against wind and water spray for a driver and passengers in open boats of the type having a spaced apart driver's console and passenger's console, the windshield having a first and second panel operably attached to the boat floor situated between the two consoles, rising vertically upward to deflect wind and water spray. The two panels are held together at an angle by a centrally located hinge and secured to the floor of the boat by flexible holding members, the panels further secured by attachment to the consoles through additional flexible holding members attached to the upright sides of the panels. An alternate embodiment provides additional curved windshields attached to the first and second panels which are also attached to and residing above the driver and passenger's consoles respectfully. A second embodiment provides an additional passenger windshield in the event of the absence of the passenger's console, the passenger windshield having a central upright panel with oppositely attached side panels, attached to the floor of the boat by flexible holding members and to the boat windshield second panel through its upright side located flexible holding member.
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McClanahan J. Michael
Swinehart Edwin L.
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