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US 2006/0185574 A1Published application
Access devices for inflatable and other boats
AssigneeZodiac Hurricane Technologies, Inc.
InventorPaul Levesque
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Abstract
Equipment for entering and exiting boats is addressed. Generally, the equipment is in the form of “divers' doors” for inflatable or similar boats. However, unlike existing inflatable doors, the doors discussed herein need not necessarily inflate. Instead, they may be formed as flaps moveable between closed and open positions. Ramped rub strakes or other aspects of the boats may assist in diverting water away from any gaps present when the flaps are closed but the boats are travelling at significant speeds.
Claims19
A boat comprising:
- a. a hull;
- b. a deck;
- c. a side wall defined at least in part by buoyant material, such buoyant material having a gap therein;
- and
- d. a door spanning at least part of the gap and comprising a flap connected directly or indirectly to at least one of the hull, deck, or buoyant material.
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A boat comprising:
- a. a hull;
- b. a deck, at least one of the hull and deck having an opening therein to allow ingress into or egress from the boat;
- and
- c. a door spanning at least part of the opening and comprising a flap connected directly or indirectly to at least one of the hull and deck.
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A boat comprising:
- a. a hull;
- b. a deck;
- c. a transom;
- and
- d. a side wall connected directly or indirectly to at least one of the hull, deck, or transom, the side wall comprising a continuous length of buoyant material forward of the transom and defining first, second, and third sections, the first and third sections having a nominal diameter D in use and the second section (i) existing between the first and third sections and (ii) having a nominal diameter D′ in use, where D′<D, the second section providing an area for ingress into or egress from the boat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.