Watercraft and aircraft bladder and tie down securing apparatuses and methods
AssigneeCross Pipes Development LLC
InventorJason Martus Naylor
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Abstract
The novel bladder systems and tie down systems set forth herein provide systems and apparatuses that mitigate or prevent damage, such as tipping over/capsizing, of a watercraft stored on shore or an aircraft secured to a ground surface during adverse wind, rising water, or storm events. Further, novel apparatuses and methods for storing a watercraft using the bladders as cushioning or holding devices when installed within a cavity, whether the cavity is created by digging a hole or building an enclosing berm, provides additional stability and security for the watercraft during adverse wind, rising water, or storm events.
Claims20
A bladder apparatus for use in on-shore storage of a watercraft, the bladder apparatus comprising:
- an exterior housing sheath;
- a chamber disposed within the exterior housing sheath;
- a bladder bag disposed within the chamber;
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- a fill valve formed on a surface of the bladder to allow ingress of matter into the bladder.
A bladder apparatus for use in on-shore storage of a watercraft, the bladder apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of bladder bags for placement under the watercraft having a bottom hull surface, each of the plurality of bladder bags having an exterior surface, an internal chamber, and a fill valve, wherein the exterior surface of the plurality of bladder bags supports a bottom hull surface of the watercraft, wherein the fill valve is disposed on the exterior surface of each bladder bag allowing for ingress of material into the internal chamber of each of the plurality of bladder bags.
A method of using a bladder apparatus for on-shore storage of a mono-hull watercraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing into a cavity a bladder apparatus comprising an exterior housing sheath having an inner chamber, a bladder bag having an inner chamber disposed within the inner chamber of the exterior housing sheath, and a fill valve formed on a surface of the bladder bag allowing material to be inserted into the inner chamber of the bladder bag;
- filling the inner chamber of the bladder bag with material via the fill valve formed on the surface of the bladder bag;
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- placing a mono-hull watercraft into the cavity so that a first hull surface of the mono-hull watercraft rests on top of the bladder apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.