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US 8,783,203 B1Granted
Two-piece modular boat
OwnerDanny C. Woodsinventor
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Abstract
A boat comprising a two-piece construction which consequently conserves space during storage and transportation is herein disclosed. The apparatus splits in half to allow the forward half hull to be stored within the aft half hull portion. When joined, the apparatus appears and performs as a conventional small one-piece flat boat. Each half hull portion resembles a conventional shape; however comprises an additional centrally-located bulkhead portion, thereby forming a pair of completely watertight half hulls. Said half hulls are then attached securely via mating features and locking pins to form a rigid boat structure.
Claims17
A modular boat assembly, comprising:
- a forward half hull portion, comprising a fore starboard wall, a fore port wall, a fore front wall, a fore floor wall, and a rear bulkhead;
- an aft half hull portion, comprising an aft starboard wall, an aft port wall, an aft rear wall, an aft floor wall, and a fore bulkhead, said aft half hull portion comprising a width slightly larger than said forward half hull portion;
- a boat joining means for conjoining and securing said forward half hull portion to said aft half hull portion, comprising:
- a pair of posts located aft of said rear bulkhead and extending rearward from said fore starboard wall, said fore port wall, and said fore floor wall, each having bottom end portions spanned by a bottom post and a top end having an aperture;
- a pair of channels located fore of said fore bulkhead and extending forward from said aft starboard wall, said aft port wall, and said aft floor wall, each having bottom end portions spanned by a bottom channel and a top end having an aperture;
- and,
- a pair of fasteners;
- and,
- a removable seat assembly attachable to said forward half hull portion and said aft half hull portion and covering said boat joining means;
- wherein said forward half hull portion further comprises a downwardly-tapering unitary structure;
- wherein said assembly is convertible between a constructed version and a deconstructed version;
- wherein said rear bulkhead of said forward half hull portion and said fore bulkhead of said aft half hull portion conjoin when said pair of posts and said bottom post are inserted into said pair of channels and said bottom channel, respectively, to achieve said constructed version;
- wherein said fasteners are inserted within aligned apertures of said pair of posts and said pair of channels to secure said assembly in said constructed version;
- wherein said boat joining means is a waterproof construction;
- and,
- wherein said forward half hull portion and said removable seat assembly is adaptable to be stored within said aft half hull portion when said assembly is in said deconstructed version.
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A modular boat assembly, comprising:
- a forward half hull portion, comprising a fore starboard wall, a fore port wall, a fore front wall, a fore floor wall, and a rear bulkhead;
- an aft half hull portion, comprising an aft starboard wall, an aft port wall, an aft rear wall, an aft floor wall, and a fore bulkhead, said aft half hull portion comprising a width slightly larger than said forward half hull portion;
- a boat joining means for conjoining and securing said forward half hull portion to said aft half hull portion, comprising:
- a pair of posts located aft of said rear bulkhead and extending rearward from said fore starboard wall, said fore port wall, and said fore floor wall, each having a bottom end portions spanned by a bottom post and a top end having an aperture;
- a pair of channels located fore of said fore bulkhead and extending forward from said aft starboard wall, said aft port wall, and said aft floor wall, each having a bottom end portions spanned by a bottom channel and a top end having an aperture;
- and,
- a pair of fasteners;
- a removable seat assembly attachable to said forward half hull portion and said aft half hull portion and covering said boat joining means;
- and,
- at least one auxiliary seat assembly each selectively removably attached to an auxiliary seat attachment means;
- wherein said assembly is convertible between a constructed version and a deconstructed version;
- wherein said rear bulkhead of said forward half hull portion and said fore bulkhead of said aft half hull portion conjoin when said pair of posts and said bottom post are inserted into said pair of channels and said bottom channel, respectively, to achieve said constructed version;
- wherein said fasteners are inserted within aligned apertures of said pair of posts and said pair of channels to secure said assembly in said constructed version;
- wherein said boat joining means is a waterproof construction;
- wherein said auxiliary seat attachment means attaches said at least one auxiliary seat assembly to said either said forward half hull portion or said aft half hull portion;
- and,
- wherein said forward half hull portion and said removable seat assembly is adaptable to be stored within said aft half hull portion when said assembly is in said deconstructed version.
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