Inflatable small craft
US5642685A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2007/065
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Inflatable small craft including at least one inflatable tube (1) forming two substantially parallel branches (2) meeting towards the front to form a stem (3), a bottom sheet (5) forming a V-shaped hull held taut by a longitudinal keel (6) which is interposed between a bottom (4) which is rigid in the transverse direction held along the two aforementioned branches (2) and the bottom sheet (5) which is connected to the tube (1) along the peripheral edges of the bottom (4). The craft additionally includes two auxiliary floats (7) running under the bottom (4) substantially parallel to the respective branches (2) while being offset towards the center with respect to these branches. The auxiliary floats extend close to the branches while being physically separate from them.
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