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US 11,447,207 B2Granted
Boat hull drain plug
AssigneeProxamus LLC
InventorsEduardo Valverde, Timothy P. Beaton, Scott Wood
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Abstract
A drain plug for a recreational boat includes a position sensor and an alarm to detect the operating condition of the drain plug and provide a signal indicating that the plug is in an open position. The drain plug includes a drain plug body and a cap. The cap is connected to the drain plug body in such a manner as to be inseparable from the drain plug body.
Claims18
A drain plug comprising;
- a) a drain plug body having at least one flow passage, a stem, and external threads, wherein the at least one flow passage communicates with a bilge area,
- b) a cap including internal threads that are configured to engage with the external threads, and a shaft fixedly secured to the cap and adapted to reciprocate within the drain plug body, and
- c) a spring positioned within a hollow portion of the stem that is configured to be compressed by the shaft when the drain plug is in a closed position.
A drain plug comprising;
- a) a drain plug body having at least one flow passage, a stem, and external threads, wherein the at least one flow passage communicates with a bilge area,
- b) a cap including internal threads that are configured to engage with the external threads, and a shaft fixedly secured to the cap and adapted to reciprocate within the drain plug body,
- c) a spring positioned within a hollow portion of the stem that is configured to be compressed by the shaft when the drain plug is in a closed position,
- d) a magnet positioned within the hollow portion of the stem, and
- e) a sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.