US 12,006,006 B2Granted

Inflatable watercraft

AssigneeBote, LLC

InventorCorey Cooper

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Abstract

The present invention provides inflatable watercraft that are light weight, easily stowed in relatively small spaces and formed from inflatable drop stitch panels. A preferred watercraft is a boat having a bow, stern, keel and an open transom for self-bailing. A deck can be provided as a separate panel that is cither permanently, or detachably, connected to freeboard sides of the watercraft. When connected, the deck provides a sitting area, and enhances the strength and rigidity of the watercraft by functioning like a deck beam. Optional features include a bucket held in place by, and fitted through, a hole in the deck panel. Preferred inflation pressures are between 2 and 25 p.s.i., and more preferably between 12 and 18 p.s.i.

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Dependent claims

An inflatable watercraft comprising:

an inflatable bottom panel having a port side and a starboard side, a bow end and a stern end, and a bottom surface;
an inflatable port side freeboard panel having a bow end and a stern end, and being connected to the port side of the bottom panel;
an inflatable starboard side freeboard panel having a bow end and a stern end, and being connected to the starboard side of the bottom panel;
the port side freeboard panel and the starboard side freeboard panel converging at their respective bow ends, and terminating substantially parallel to each other at their stern ends to define an open transom;
a first fabric strip overlapping a span between a lower outside surface of the port side freeboard panel and the bottom surface of the bottom panel;
a second fabric strip overlapping a span between a lower outside surface of the starboard side freeboard panel and the bottom surface of the bottom panel;
and
an inflatable deck panel connected to and extending between the port side freeboard panel and the starboard side freeboard panel, wherein the deck panel, the bottom panel, the port side panel and the starboard side panel define a bow and a stern, a seating area approximately at midships.

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Facts

Application: 17/816,828Filed 2 Aug 2022 · continuation
Priority: 3 Jul 2019
Published: US 2023/0029133 A126 Jan 2023
Granted: 11 Jun 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B63B 7/08
Having parts of non-rigid material: inflatable
B63B 7/082
Inflatable: having parts of rigid material
B63B 7/085
Inflatable: accessories or mountings specially adapted therefor, e.g. seats, sailing kits, motor mountings
B63B 25/00
Load-accommodating arrangements

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Application62/870,338Us provisional application · filed 3 Jul 2019
Application16/919,479Parent of this continuation · filed 2 Jul 2020
US 2023/0029133 A1Pre-grant publication · published 26 Jan 2023
US 11,401,008 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2021/0001955 A1Published application
US 12,006,006 B2This patent

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