Back to results
US 12,179,883 B2Granted
Hybrid chine boat hull and methods of manufacture and use
AssigneeMblh Marine, LLC
InventorRon Moerbe
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
This disclosure describes hybrid chine hulls, marine vessels including hybrid chine hulls and methods of manufacturing and using hybrid chine hulls. An exemplary hybrid chine hull includes a keel, a single chine section, and a double chine section distinct from the single chine section with respect to a longitudinal direction of the keel and positioned aft of the single chine section.
Claims21
A hybrid chine boat hull comprising:
- a keel;
- a first double chine section;
- a single chine section positioned aft of the first double chine section;
- and
- a second double chine section positioned aft of the single chine section, each chine section distinct from the other chine sections with respect to a longitudinal direction of the keel,
- wherein the chine sections correspond to cross-section portions of the hybrid chine boat hull,
- wherein the single chine section includes a single chine on each side of the keel, and
- wherein the double chine sections include an upper chine and a lower chine on each side of the keel,
- wherein a first upper chine and a first lower chine of the first double chine section transition into a first single chine of the single chine section on one side of the keel;
- wherein the first double chine section includes an intermediate angled portion with one hard chine;
- and
- wherein the keel runs a span of the chine sections.
9 more elements
A hybrid chine boat hull comprising:
- a keel;
- a first single chine section;
- a first double chine section positioned aft of the first single chine section;
- a second single chine section positioned aft of the first double chine section;
- and
- a second double chine section positioned aft of the second single chine section, each chine
- section distinct from the other chine sections with respect to a longitudinal direction of the keel,
- wherein the chine sections correspond to cross-section portions of the hybrid chine boat hull,
- wherein the single chine sections include a single chine on each side of the keel, and
- wherein the double chine sections include an upper chine and a lower chine on each side of the keel,
- wherein a first single chine of the first single chine section transitions into a first upper chine and a first lower chine of the first double chine section on one side of the keel;
- and
- wherein the keel runs a span of the chine sections.
10 more elements
A hybrid chine boat hull comprising:
- a keel;
- a single chine section;
- and
- a two or more chine section distinct from the single chine section with respect to a longitudinal direction of the keel and positioned aft of the single chine section,
- wherein the single chine section and the two or more chine section correspond to cross-section portions of the hybrid chine boat hull,
- wherein the single chine section includes at least one chine on each side of the keel, and
- wherein the two or more chine section includes at least one upper chine and one lower chine on each side of the keel,
- wherein a first chine of the single chine section transitions into a first upper chine and a first lower chine of the two or more chine section on one side of the keel;
- wherein the two or more chine section includes a substantially uniform intermediate angled portion with one hard chine;
- wherein the keel is a substantially flat plate keel, and
- wherein the substantially flat plate keel runs a span of the single chine section and the two or more chine section.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.