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US 11,820,463 B2Granted
Pontoon boat with one-way transparent rail and gate panel
AssigneeBarletta Boat Company, LLC
InventorsWilliam Fenech, Jeffrey Roth
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Abstract
A pontoon boat includes a deck supported by one or more pontoons. A passenger barrier extends upwardly from the deck. The passenger barrier includes a fixed portion and a movable portion. The passenger barrier includes an opaque panel and a one-way transparent panel.
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A pontoon boat comprising:
- at least two pontoons;
- a deck supported by the at least two pontoons;
- and
- a passenger barrier disposed upon and extending in an upward direction from the deck, the passenger barrier comprising:
- a railing defining an opening through the passenger barrier;
- a gate operable to selectively close the opening;
- an opaque panel associated with one or the other of the railing and the gate;
- and
- a one-way transparent panel associated with one or the other of the railing and the gate.
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A pontoon boat comprising:
- at least one pontoon;
- a deck supported by the at least one pontoon;
- and
- a passenger barrier disposed upon and extending in an upward direction from the deck, the passenger barrier comprising:
- a fixed portion defining an opening through the passenger barrier;
- a movable portion operable to selectively close the opening;
- an opaque panel associated with one or the other of the fixed portion and the movable portion;
- a panel comprising a transparent layer associated with one or the other of the fixed portion and the movable portion;
- and
- a perforate layer overlying the transparent layer.
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A pontoon boat comprising:
- at least two pontoons;
- a deck supported by the at least two pontoons;
- and
- a passenger barrier disposed upon and extending in an upward direction from the deck, the passenger barrier comprising:
- a railing defining an opening through the passenger barrier;
- a gate operable to selectively close the opening;
- an opaque panel associated with one or the other of the railing and the gate;
- and
- a panel comprising a transparent layer and a perforate layer associated with one or the other of the railing and the gate,
- wherein the perforate layer allows vision therethrough from the transparent layer and substantially blocks vision therethrough toward the transparent layer,
- wherein a surface of the perforate layer facing away from the transparent layer is color-matched to the opaque panel, and
- wherein the perforate layer is disposed on an outward-facing surface of the transparent layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.