Boat weatherization with heat-shrunk plastic film
US4247509A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S264/71
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Boats are weatherized for temporary storage, as over winter, by enclosing the deck and superstructure with a heat shrunk unitary plastic film. Tie lines terminating in loops are hung from the rub rail or other deck level attachment and extend a portion of the distance between the deck and water line. Bridge straps are run from bow to stern and the boat is draped with a single plastic film of sufficient size to extend below the tie line loops, a tie-down strap is passed through the loops to tightly secure the film about the boat hull and the entire plastic film is subjected to heat sufficient to shrink the film and produce a tight and taut membraneous cover.
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