Expansion deck system for vessels
OwnerMichael Thomasinventor
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Abstract
An expansion deck system for vessels includes a frame assembly for positioning between a stationary floor of a vessel and a plurality of pontoons of the vessel. The frame assembly including a first side with a first elongated opening, and a second side with a second elongated opening. One or more sliding deck members are telescopically connected to the frame assembly by one or more sliding rails and transition between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position the one or more sliding deck members are positioned between the floor and pontoons of the vessel, and in the extended position the one or more sliding deck members are positioned alongside the frame assembly.
Claims20
An expansion deck system for a vessel, said system comprising:
- an elongated deck member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge;
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- a fixed shape frame assembly having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side with a first elongated opening, and a second side with a second elongated opening,
- wherein the top surface includes functionality for connecting to a stationary floor of a vessel, and the bottom surface includes functionality for connecting to a pair of pontoons of the vessel,
- wherein the elongated deck member is telescopically engaged to the frame assembly and is configured to transition between a retracted position and an extended position, and
- wherein in the retracted position, the elongated deck member is positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface of the frame assembly.
A vessel, comprising:
- a plurality of pontoon floats;
- a stationary floor;
- a fixed shape frame assembly having a top surface, and a bottom surface, said frame assembly being positioned between each of the plurality of pontoon floats and the stationary floor;
- and
- an elongated deck member that is telescopically engaged to the frame assembly at a location between the top surface of the frame and the bottom surface of the frame,
- said elongated deck member being configured to transition between a retracted position and an extended position relative to a stationary orientation of each of the plurality of pontoon floats and the stationary floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.