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US 10,518,842 B1Granted
Boat hull
OwnerJames H. Kyle, Lisa C. Hixinventors
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Abstract
A boat hull having a design water line, the boat hull including a bow, a stern, a starboard side having a starboard chine and a starboard gunwale, a port side having a port chine and a port gunwale, a hull center line, and a bottom surface formed between the bow, the stern, the starboard chine and the port chine. The bottom surface includes first, second and third portions. The first portion is proximate the bow and includes a first concave surface and a second concave surface, the first concave surface projects from the hull center line towards the starboard chine and the second concave surface projects from the hull center line towards the port chine. The second portion is proximate the stern and includes a first convex surface and a second convex surface.
Claims23
A boat hull having a design water line, the boat hull comprising:
- a bow;
- a stern;
- a starboard side comprising a starboard chine and a starboard gunwale, a distance between the starboard gunwale and the starboard chine is a starboard chine height;
- a port side comprising a port chine and a port gunwale, a distance between the port gunwale and the port chine is a port chine height;
- a hull center line, a distance between the hull center line and a surface formed between the starboard gunwale and the port gunwale is a hull center line height;
- a bottom surface formed between the bow, the stern, the starboard chine and the port chine, the bottom surface comprising:
- a first portion proximate the bow and comprising a first concave surface and a second concave surface, the first concave surface projects from the hull center line towards the starboard chine and the second concave surface projects from the hull center line towards the port chine;
- a second portion proximate the stern and comprising a first convex surface and a second convex surface, the first convex surface projects from the hull center line toward the starboard chine and the second convex surface projects from the hull center line toward the port chine;
- and,
- a third portion between the first portion and the second portion and comprising a third concave surface and a fourth concave surface, the third concave surface is between the hull center line and the starboard chine and the fourth concave surface is between the hull center line and the port chine,
- wherein the starboard chine height and the port chine height are greater than the hull center line height between the bow and about one third of a distance from the bow to the stern.
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A boat hull having a design water line, the boat hull comprising:
- a bow;
- a stern;
- a starboard side comprising a starboard chine and a starboard gunwale, a distance between the starboard gunwale and the starboard chine is a starboard chine height;
- a port side comprising a port chine and a port gunwale, a distance between the port gunwale and the port chine is a port chine height;
- a hull center line, a distance between the hull center line and a surface formed between the starboard gunwale and the port gunwale is a hull center line height;
- a bottom surface formed between the bow, the stern, the starboard chine and the port chine, the bottom surface comprising:
- a first portion proximate the bow and comprising a first warped planar surface and a second warped planar surface, the first warped planar surface projects from the hull center line downwardly towards the starboard chine and the second warped planar surface projects from the hull center line downwardly towards the port chine;
- a second portion proximate the stern and comprising a third warped planar surface and a fourth warped planar surface, the third warped planar surface projects from the hull center line upwardly toward the starboard chine and the fourth warped planar surface projects from the hull center line upwardly toward the port chine;
- and,
- a third portion between the first portion and the second portion and comprising a fifth warped planar surface, a sixth warped planar surface, a seventh warped planar surface, and an eighth warped planar surface, the fifth warped planar surface and the sixth warped planar surface are between the hull center line and the starboard chine, the seventh warped planar surface and the eighth warped planar surface are between the hull center line and the port chine, the fifth warped planar surface projects from the hull center line upwardly towards a first transition, the sixth warped planar surface projects from the first transition downwardly towards the starboard chine, the seventh warped planar surface projects from the hull center line upwardly towards a second transition, and the eighth warped planar surface projects from the second transition downwardly towards the port chine,
- wherein the starboard chine height and the port chine height are greater than the hull center line height between the bow and about one third of a distance from the bow to the stern.
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