Watercraft and aircraft bladder and tie down securing apparatuses and methods
AssigneeCross Pipes Development LLC
InventorJason Martus Naylor
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Abstract
The novel bladder systems and tie down systems set forth herein provide systems and apparatuses that mitigate or prevent damage, such as tipping over/capsizing, of a watercraft stored on shore or an aircraft secured to a ground surface during adverse wind, rising water, or storm events. Further, novel apparatuses and methods for storing a watercraft using the bladders as cushioning or holding devices when installed within a cavity, whether the cavity is created by digging a hole or building an enclosing berm, provides additional stability and security for the watercraft during adverse wind, rising water, or storm events.
Claims19
An apparatus for securing a multi-hull watercraft by reducing lift caused by air flow between two hulls of the multi-hull watercraft, the apparatus comprising:
- an outer sleeve having an internal chamber;
- a bladder bag disposed within the internal chamber of the outer sleeve;
- the bladder bag having a fill valve formed on a surface of the bladder bag;
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- a first portion of the outer sleeve disposed along a first length of a first hull of the multi-hull watercraft;
- a second portion of the outer sleeve disposed along a second length of a second hull of the multi-hull watercraft;
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- a third portion disposed between the first portion and second portion of the outer sleeve.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of outer sleeves each having an internal chamber, wherein the plurality of outer sleeves further comprise a valve formed on the surface of each of the outer sleeves;
- wherein the plurality of outer sleeves are each disposed between a first hull and a second hull of a multi-hull watercraft forming a wind block;
- a bladder bag disposed within each internal chamber of the plurality of outer sleeves, wherein the bladder bag further comprises internal baffling;
- the bladder bag having a valve formed on a surface of the bladder bag;
- wherein the valve formed on the surface of each of the outer sleeves and the valve formed on the surface of the bladder bag are aligned allowing ingress of material into the bladder bag;
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- one or more attachment devices mounted on a surface of the outer sleeve.
A method of using a bladder apparatus for securing a multi-hull watercraft by reducing lift caused by air flow between two hulls of the multi-hull watercraft, the method comprising:
- attaching an outer sleeve having an internal cavity between a first and second hull of the multi-hull watercraft via one or more attachment devices mounted on a surface of the outer sleeve to a plurality of attachment points on the multi-hull watercraft, wherein the outer sleeve forms a wind block between the first and second hull;
- inserting a bladder bag into the internal cavity of the outer sleeve, the bladder bag having an internal chamber and a fill valve, the fill valve being formed on a surface of the bladder bag for allowing ingress of material into the internal chamber of the bladder bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.