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US 4,917,037 AGranted
Composite fiberglass and metal boat
OwnerDan Hargett, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel type of boat construction wherein a metal hull, comprised primarily of aluminum metal and there is fitted thereupon a fiberglass interior supported along the exterior outer edge of the hull, with the interior defining a space for occupants of the boat, and spaced apart from the hull itself at points all except the exterior continuous edge of contact between the hull and the interior fiberglass lining.
Claims7
A boat comprising:
- (a) a lower metallic hull portion, defining an upper common edge around the perimeter of a wall portion, the common edge defining an attachment point interiorly of the common edge of the hull;
- (b) a molded fiberglass upper portion, configured to be positioned onto the metal hull, and including an exterior downward depending lip, for matingly engaging an inner depending edge of the hull, so that the upper fiberglass portion is positioned interiorly of the common edge of the metal hull, for preventing contact between the fiberglass upper portion and outside obstacles.
A composite fiberglass and metal boat, comprising:
- (a) a lower metallic hull portion, defining an upper common edge around the perimeter of a wall portion, the common edge defining an attachment point interiorly of the common edge of the hull;
- (b) a molded fiberglass upper portion, configured to be positioned onto the metal hull, and including an exterior downward depending member, for matingly engaging an inner depending edge of the hull, so that the upper fiberglass portion is positioned interiorly of the common edge of the metal hull, for preventing contact between the fiberglass upper portion and outside obstacles;
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- (c) means for securing the molded fiberglass upper portion and the metal hull along the common edge, so that the interior of the boat is maintained as an upper portion and in spaced relation from the hull, to form the composite boat structure.
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