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US 10,894,586 B2Granted
Mounting assembly for watercraft
OwnerMichael Dee Millerinventor
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Abstract
An assembly for a watercraft according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a flotation device defining an elongated slot extending between opposed ends of the flotation device, and an elongated mount that has first and second flanges extending outwardly from a bracket body. The first flange is configured to be mechanically attached to a frame, and the second flange is slideably received in the elongated slot to secure the flotation device. A method of assembly for a watercraft is also disclosed.
Claims20
An assembly for a watercraft comprising:
- a flotation device defining an elongated slot extending between opposed ends of the flotation device;
- and
- an elongated mount including first and second flanges extending outwardly from a bracket body, the first flange configured to be mechanically attached to a frame, and the second flange slideably received in the elongated slot to secure the flotation device;
- wherein the first and second flanges extending outwardly from the bracket body such that the mount has a generally S-shaped geometry;
- wherein the bracket body is dimensioned to vertically space apart the first and second flanges such that a distance between the first and second flanges differs along a length of the mount;
- and
- wherein the second flanges slopes between opposed ends of the bracket body.
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A watercraft comprising:
- a plurality of pontoons, each of the pontoons defining a pair of elongated slots extending between opposed ends of a main body;
- a frame mounted to a deck, the frame including a main body extending between forward and aft ends and extending between opposed sides;
- a plurality of elongated mounts arranged in adjacent sets of mounts along respective ones of the pontoons;
- wherein each of the mounts includes first and second flanges extending outwardly from a bracket body, the first flange mechanically attached to the frame, and the second flange of each of the sets of mounts slideably received in a respective one of the pair of slots to secure the pontoons to the frame;
- wherein the first and second flanges extending outwardly from the bracket body such that the respective mount has a generally S-shaped geometry;
- wherein the bracket body is dimensioned to vertically space apart the first and second flanges such that a distance between the first and second flanges differ along a length of the respective mount;
- and
- wherein the second flange slopes between opposed ends of the bracket body such that opposed ends of a respective one of the pontoons are situated at different elevations relative to the frame.
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A watercraft comprising:
- a plurality of pontoons, each of the pontoons defining a pair of elongated slots extending between opposed ends of a main body;
- a frame mounted to a deck, the frame including a main body extending between forward and aft ends and extending between opposed sides;
- a plurality of elongated mounts arranged in adjacent sets of mounts along respective ones of the pontoons;
- wherein each of the mounts includes first and second flanges extending outwardly from a bracket body, the first flange mechanically attached to the frame, and the second flange of each of the sets of mounts slideably received in a respective one of the pair of slots to secure the pontoons to the frame;
- wherein the plurality of pontoons include a first pontoon arranged between second and third pontoons;
- wherein the sets of mounts include first, second and third sets of mounts that secure respective ones of the first, second and third pontoons;
- wherein each mount of the first set of mounts is dimensioned to establish a first elevation relative to a bottom of the frame;
- and
- wherein each mount of the second and third sets of mounts is dimensioned to establish a second elevation relative to the bottom of the frame, wherein the first elevation is greater than the second elevation.
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A method of assembly for a watercraft comprising:
- attaching an opposed pair of elongated mounts to a frame, each one of the mounts including a flange extending outwardly from a bracket body;
- and
- slideably receiving the flange in a respective elongated slot defined in a pontoon to secure the pontoon to the frame;
- wherein the mount has a generally S-shaped geometry;
- and
- wherein the bracket body is dimensioned to vertically space part the flange from the frame such that the flange slopes between opposed ends of the bracket body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.