Inflatable high speed boat
OwnerEldon L. Younginventor
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Abstract
A collapsible, inflatable boat is provided having two large inflatable tubes as hulls connected together by a floor raised above the midpoint of the hull tubes and supported by spaced-apart, laterally-extending rigid members flexible connected thereto. An inflatable, semi-tubular chamber is disposed beneath the floor and extends longitudinally of the boat midway between the hull tubes. A hinged, rigid transom is provided at the rear of the boat, and a forward end member closes the front of the boat to permit collapsing of the boat to a relatively small package without having to remove any parts from the boat.
Claims7
A collapsible inflatable boat for high-speed travel, comprising in combination:
- a pair of inflatable tubes arranged in parallel, spaced-apart relationship;
- a floor member connecting said tubes and disposed so as to extend above the water when said tubes are on a body of water, said floor member having permanently attached, rigid, spaced-apart support members extending laterally of said floor member between said pair of tubes;
- a third inflatable member permanently attached to the underside of said floor member for support and extending longitudinally of the boat to the rearward edge of said floor member;
- a rigid, hinged upper transom member permanently attached to the rearward edge of said floor member and which is foldable forwardly against the upper side of said floor member when not in use;
- A rigid, hinged lower transom member permanently attached to the rearward edge of said third inflatable member below said upper transom member, and which is foldable forwardly when not in use;
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- a leading edge bow member disposed at the forward end of said floor member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.