Pontoon/tritoon watercraft with composite chassis
AssigneeHyper Electric Marine Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Westrick, Griff Suelzer, Steven V. Werling, Kaleb J. Reinhart, Matthew R. Williams
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Abstract
A watercraft includes: a watercraft body; and a pontoon frame system coupled with the watercraft body, the pontoon frame system including: a plurality of pontoons spaced apart from one another and including a forward end, a rearward end, a first outboard pontoon, and a second outboard pontoon; and a chassis coupled with and at least partially supporting the watercraft body, the chassis supported by and coupling together the plurality of pontoons, the chassis including a composite body coupled with the first outboard pontoon and the second outboard pontoon at the forward end and the rearward end.
Claims15
A pontoon frame system of a watercraft including a watercraft body, the pontoon frame system being coupled with the watercraft body, the pontoon frame system comprising:
- a plurality of pontoons spaced apart from one another and including a forward end, a rearward end, a first outboard pontoon, and a second outboard pontoon;
- a chassis configured for being coupled with and for at least partially supporting the watercraft body, the chassis supported by and coupling together the plurality of pontoons, the chassis including a composite body coupled with the first outboard pontoon and the second outboard pontoon at the forward end and the rearward end;
- and
- a plurality of risers attached to the plurality of pontoons, the composite body including a plurality of slots which slidably receive the plurality of risers.
A watercraft, comprising:
- a watercraft body;
- and
- a pontoon frame system coupled with the watercraft body, the pontoon frame system including:
- a plurality of pontoons spaced apart from one another and including a forward end, a rearward end, a first outboard pontoon, and a second outboard pontoon;
- a chassis coupled with and at least partially supporting the watercraft body, the chassis supported by and coupling together the plurality of pontoons, the chassis including a composite body coupled with the first outboard pontoon and the second outboard pontoon at the forward end and the rearward end;
- and
- a plurality of risers attached to the plurality of pontoons, the composite body including a plurality of slots which slidably receive the plurality of risers.
A method of using a watercraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing that the watercraft includes:
- a watercraft body;
- and
- a pontoon frame system coupled with the watercraft body, the pontoon frame system including:
- a plurality of pontoons spaced apart from one another and including a forward end, a rearward end, a first outboard pontoon, and a second outboard pontoon;
- a chassis coupled with and at least partially supporting the watercraft body, the chassis supported by and coupling together the plurality of pontoons, the chassis including a composite body coupled with the first outboard pontoon and the second outboard pontoon at the forward end and the rearward end;
- and
- a plurality of risers attached to the plurality of pontoons, the composite body including a plurality of slots which slidably receive the plurality of risers;
- and
- floating the watercraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.