Houseboat assembly
AssigneeHarbor Cottage, LLC
InventorJames Desales Hamilton
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a houseboat assembly formed from a cabin assembly secured to a hull assembly. In some version of the houseboat assembly, one or both of the cabin assembly and the hull assembly may be formed in accordance with a boat type and/or a floor plan. The boat type and/or floor plan may be selected by a customer. The cabin assembly may be formed at a first location and the hull assembly may be formed at a second location. The cabin assembly and hull assembly may then be transported to a third location. At the third location, the cabin assembly may be secured to the hull assembly to form the cabin assembly at the third location. The third location may be requested or specified by the customer.
Claims11
A houseboat assembly comprising:
- (a) a cabin assembly comprising:
- (i) a set of cabin walls, wherein the cabin walls include a selected layout configuration, wherein the selected layout configuration is one of a plurality of layout configurations selected by a user,
- (ii) a roof, wherein the roof is positioned above the cabin walls, wherein the roof of the cabin assembly includes one or more angled portions oriented at an obtuse angle relative to a longitudinal axis defined by one or more cabin walls of the set of cabin walls,
- (iii) a plurality of cross-members, wherein each cross-member of the plurality of cross-members is configured to receive each angled portion of the one or more angled portions, and
- (iv) a plurality of deck boards, wherein each deck board is secured to an upper surface of each cross-member, wherein each deck board is oriented at a ninety degree angle relative to the longitudinal axis defined by the one or more cabin walls;
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- (b) a hull assembly having a predetermined configuration including a set of hull walls cooperating to define an interior pocket, the predetermined configuration being configured to permit assembly of the hull assembly at a separate location relative to the cabin assembly,
- wherein the cabin assembly is secured to the hull assembly by one or more fasteners connecting a lower surface of the cabin assembly to an upper surface of the hull assembly.
A houseboat assembly comprising:
- (a) a cabin assembly, wherein the cabin assembly includes a plurality of cabin walls, a roof positioned above the cabin walls, and a lower surface positioned beneath the cabin walls, wherein the roof includes a pitched portion, a plurality of cross-members, and a roof deck, wherein the pitched portion is oriented at an obtuse angle relative to a vertical axis defined by at least one cabin wall of the plurality of cabin walls, wherein each cross-member includes an angled lower surface and a flat upper surface, wherein the angled lower surface is configured to correspond to the orientation of the pitched portion, wherein the roof deck is fastened to the flat upper surface of each cross-member;
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- (b) a hull assembly including a set of hull walls and an upper surface,
- wherein the cabin assembly is secured to the hull assembly by a plurality of fasteners connecting the lower surface of the cabin assembly to the upper surface of the hull assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.