Stern Transom and Seating of a Collapsible Boat Hull
AssigneeFlat Out Dreaming Pty Ltd.
InventorsLee Blattmann, Giovanni Ciampa, Deryck Fletcher Gow Graham
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Abstract
A collapsible boat hull (10) with at least one bottom panel (16,18) and two side panels (12,14), and a removable transom (32) with attachment means (36) to engage the transom with the two sides of the boat hull, such that, during installation of the transom member, the attachment means initially engages with the sides of the boat, and rotation of the transom to an upright position in the boat hull retains the attachment means and the respective sides of the boat hull together. Releasable latches (42,44) at the lower edge of the transom engage with retaining members (54) on the bottom panels. Seating or cross-bracing has (100) which releasably engage with retainers on the sides of the boat.
Claims30
A collapsible boat hull having at least one bottom panel and two side panels, and a removable transom member, the transom member including attachment means arranged to engage with the two sides of the boat hull, such that, during installation of the transom member, the attachment means initially engages with the sides of the boat, and rotation of the transom member to an upright position in the boat hull retains the attachment means and the respective sides of the boat hull together.
A boat hull brace or seat attachment system, the boat hull including two sides and a bottom, the attachment system including an inter co-operating releasable attachment arrangement between the brace or seat and the sides of the boat, wherein the brace or seat includes a first member of a said releasable attachment arrangement at one end thereof and a second member of a said releasable attachment arrangement at a second opposed end thereof, each of the first and second members engaging with a respective retainer on the respective side of the boat.
A method of releasing a seat or cross brace from a boat hull, the method including operating a release means at a first end of the seat or cross brace, lifting that end of the seat or brace to a required angle with respect to a retainer holding the opposite end of the seat or cross brace until the seat or cross brace at that opposite end reaches a release position, whereby the seat or cross brace is released to be removed from the boat hull.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.