Boat with integrated floor and stringer system and associated method of manufacturing
OwnerJimmy J. Fulksinventor
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Abstract
A boat includes a hull and a unique integrated, molded, floor and stringer system for positioning in the hull for providing structural support and stiffening thereto. The floor and stringer system may include first and second stringers and at least two bulkheads extending therebetween. The first and second stringers include a floor surface integrally molded therewith so that once the floor and stringer system is positioned in the interior of the hull, the floor surface remains exposed to serve as part of the boat's floor. Associated methods for manufacturing the boat and integrated floor and stringer system are also disclosed.
Claims27
A boat comprising:
- a molded hull;
- a molded floor and stringer system disposed in the hull;
- said molded floor and stringer system including first and second stringers;
- said molded floor and stringer system further including at least two bulkheads extending between said first and second stringers;
- said first and second stringers each including an integrally molded floor surface;
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- said molded floor and stringer system being a unitary one piece member that is free of joints between said floor surfaces and said first and second stringers.
A molded floor and stringer system for positioning in the hull of a boat comprising:
- first and second stringers;
- at least two bulkheads extending between said first and second stringers;
- said first and second stringers each including an integrally molded floor surface;
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- said molded floor and stringer system being a unitary one piece member that is free of joints between said floor surfaces and said first and second stringers, whereby the unitary one piece member is structured to be unitarily introduced into and secured in the hull of the boat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.