Surf-boat
US5590616A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2001/126
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A surf-boat for travelling or standing on choppy waters, such as may be encountered in gulfs, bays, surfs and beach fronts is provided, typically having three pontoons, three columns and two concentrically aligned decks; an upper deck and a lower deck, wherein the benefits over typical single hull and multi hull and other prior art pontoon configurations, lies in the fact that the pontoons of the present invention are designed to plow-through a wave such as may be encountered in waters described as "choppy" resulting in limited wave response of the entire boat and a much smoother and a less motion-response-to-waves ride by persons on the boat. Other equally important features are that the main surface for people to stand on the boat is flat and the craft may be used as a stable observation or camera platform for observing and recording of watersports and marine life, and as an offshore rest and first aid station for boaters and windsurfers. The craft is also a good fishing platform which has the advantage, over small boats, of elevating the fisherman's viewpoint of the water, so that the angle of light reflection from the water surface up to about one hundred yards away, is signifi…
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