Inflatable boat with a drop stitch bottom for use with a motor
OwnerKristofer George Varga, Gregory Ernest Vargainventors
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Abstract
An inflatable boat for use with a motor having a jet intake or propeller, including: an inflatable body having a stern; a drop stitch inflatable bottom forming part of the inflatable body, the drop stitch inflatable bottom including one or more sections of high pressure drop stitch material and having a top side and bottom side; a cutout in the drop stitch inflatable bottom near the stern; and a cover covering the cutout and sealed to the top side of the drop stitch inflatable bottom; wherein the cutout and cover form a channel that facilitates a flow of water to the jet intake or propeller of the motor.
Claims4
An inflatable boat for use with a motor having a jet intake or propeller, comprising:
- an inflatable body having a stern;
- a transom connected to the inflatable body proximate the stern for mounting the motor;
- a drop stitch inflatable bottom forming part of the inflatable body, the drop stitch inflatable bottom comprising one or more sections of drop stitch material and having a top side and bottom side;
- a cutout defined in the drop stitch inflatable bottom near the stern, the cutout being fore of the transom;
- a cover covering the cutout and sealed to the top side of the drop stitch inflatable bottom, wherein the cutout and cover form a channel that facilitates a flow of water to the jet intake or propeller of the motor;
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- one or more trim tabs hingedly attached to the drop stitch inflatable bottom near the stern and aft of the transom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.