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US 2014/0360421 A1Published application
Vented storage for boat
AssigneeRanger Boats, LLC
InventorsRandy Wayne Hopper, Bradley G. Garringer
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Abstract
A storage system for a boat includes one or more storage compartments situated in a bow of a boat. An air flow path includes an air inlet opening, the storage compartment, and an air outlet opening. A fan is situated to move air along the air flow path. The fan may be positioned proximate one of the air inlet and the air outlet, for example.
Claims31
A storage compartment system for a boat, comprising:
- a first compartment situated in a bow of a boat, the first compartment having an air inlet opening;
- a second compartment situated in the bow of the boat, the second compartment having an air outlet opening;
- an air flow path including the air inlet opening, the first compartment, the second compartment, and the air outlet opening;
- and
- a fan situated to move air along the air flow path.
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A boat, comprising:
- a hull;
- a storage compartment situated in the hull;
- the storage compartment having a top surface forming a first portion of a deck of the boat;
- an upper access door movably connected to the top surface to selectively provide access to an inside area of the storage compartment, the upper access door forming a second portion of the deck of the boat;
- an air inlet opening;
- an air outlet opening;
- an air flow path including the air inlet opening, the storage compartment, and the air outlet opening;
- and
- a fan situated to move air along the air flow path.
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A method for venting storage compartments of a boat, comprising:
- situating a first compartment in a bow of a boat;
- providing an air inlet opening in the first compartment;
- situating a second compartment in the bow of the boat;
- providing an air outlet opening in the second compartment;
- providing at least one compartment-to-compartment air-flow vent;
- and
- moving air along an air flow path including the air inlet opening, the first compartment, the compartment-to-compartment air flow vent, the second compartment, and the air outlet opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.