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US 2007/0131155 A1Published application
Frameless pontoon boat
AssigneeNorthwest River Supplies, Inc.
InventorBryan Dingel
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Abstract
A frameless inflatable pontoon boat in which the pontoons and connecting section have a generally flat top and a generally flat bottom. Sufficient rigidity is achieved in the connecting section and the pontoon by the use of internal thread connections between the top surface and the bottom surface. The internal thread connections confine the inflated shape of the pontoons and connecting section to a flat shape.
Claims15
A frameless inflatable pontoon boat comprising:
- a left pontoon made of an inflatable structure, said left pontoon having a having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a right pontoon made of an inflatable structure, said left pontoon having a having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a connecting section made of an inflatable structure, said connecting section having a generally non circular cross section, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said connecting section deriving rigidity by internal thread connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the connecting section, with said connecting section attached to said pontoons;
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- a seat attached to the connecting section, for a user to sit in when using the pontoon boat, with the left and right pontoons and connecting section forming a generally H shaped pontoon boat.
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A frameless inflatable pontoon boat comprising:
- a left pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said left pontoon having a generally planar bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the left pontoon;
- a right pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said right pontoon having a generally planar bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the right pontoon;
- a connecting section made of an inflatable structure, said connecting section having a generally planar configuration, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said connecting section deriving rigidity by internal thread connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the connecting section, with said connecting section attached to said left and right pontoon approximately in the center of said pontoons;
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- a seat attached to the inflatable connecting section, for a user to sit in when using the pontoon boat.
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A frameless inflatable pontoon boat comprising:
- a left pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said left pontoon having a generally planar bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections in the form of sheets of material attached to the top and bottom surface of the left pontoon;
- a right pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said right pontoon having a generally planar bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections in the form of sheets of material attached to the top and bottom surface of the right pontoon;
- a connecting section made of an inflatable structure, said connecting section having a generally planar configuration, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said connecting section deriving rigidity by internal thread connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the connecting section, with said connecting section attached to said left and right pontoon approximately in the center of said pontoons;
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- a seat attached to the inflatable connecting section, for a user to sit in when using the pontoon boat.
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A frameless inflatable pontoon boat comprising:
- a left pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said left pontoon having a generally planar bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the left pontoon;
- a right pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said right pontoon having a generally planar bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the right pontoon;
- a connecting section made of an inflatable structure, said connecting section having a generally planar configuration, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said connecting section deriving rigidity by internal thread connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the connecting section, with said connecting section attached to said left and right pontoon approximately in the center of said pontoons, with said connecting section further comprising built-in oar locks for use with oars;
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- a seat attached to the inflatable connecting section, for a user to sit in when using the pontoon boat.
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A frameless inflatable pontoon boat comprising:
- a left pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said left pontoon having a generally planar top and bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the left pontoon;
- a right pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said right pontoon having a generally planar bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the right pontoon;
- a generally H shaped connecting section made of an inflatable structure, said connecting section having a generally planar configuration, and having a generally planar top surface and a bottom surface, with said connecting section deriving rigidity by internal thread connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the connecting section, with said bottom of the connecting section attached to the top surface of said left and right pontoon approximately in the center of said pontoons;
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- a seat attached to the inflatable connecting section, for a user to sit in when using the pontoon boat, with the left and right pontoons connecting section forming a generally H shaped pontoon boat with an open aspect between the pontoons in front of the seat.
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A frameless inflatable pontoon boat comprising:
- a left pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said left pontoon having a generally planar top and bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the left pontoon;
- a right pontoon made of an inflatable structure, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, with said right pontoon having a generally planar bottom surface and an internal structure comprising multiple internal connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the right pontoon;
- a generally planar connecting section made of an inflatable structure, said connecting section having a generally planar configuration, and having a generally planar top surface and a generally planar bottom surface, with said connecting section deriving rigidity when inflated by internal thread connections between said top surface and said bottom surface of the connecting section, with said bottom of the connecting section attached to the top surface of said left and right pontoon approximately in the center of said pontoons;
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- a seat attached to the inflatable connecting section, for a user to sit in when using the pontoon boat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.