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US 2024/0199180 A1Published application
Marine vessel maintenance apparatus and method
OwnerKristian Scott Dennisinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a buoyant frame that surrounds a space, and a net mounted to the buoyant frame such that the net extends across the space. The frame includes a plurality of linear segments, each including a respective structural member, foam, and a shell that covers the structural member and the foam. The apparatus may be placed on the surface of water adjacent to a boat to catch tools, replacement parts, etc. that may be dropped during boat repair or maintenance, thereby saving expensive tools and parts from being lost or damaged.
Claims10
A method comprising:
- possessing an apparatus having a buoyant frame that surrounds a space and a net mounted to the buoyant frame such that the net extends across the space;
- placing the apparatus on the surface of a body of water adjacent a boat and such that the net is generally horizontal and covers a portion of the surface of the body of water;
- and
- performing maintenance on the boat with tools or parts above the net.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a buoyant frame that surrounds a space;
- a net mounted to the buoyant frame such that the net extends across the space;
- wherein the frame includes a plurality of linear segments;
- wherein each linear segment includes a respective rigid structural member, foam, and a shell that covers the structural member and the foam;
- wherein at least two of the linear segments includes a respective rail defining a groove;
- and
- wherein the apparatus includes a shelf that extends into the grooves and across the space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.