Rub rail
US6349662B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2231/40
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rub rail for boats and ships including an extruded molding trim fabricated from a rigid plastic material and an extruded insert fabricated from a predetermined plastic material, the molding trim having a longitudinally extending, centrally located recess in an outer top surface of the molding trim to provide laterally spaced apart free end portions at an uppermost top part of the molding trim, and the insert having an arcuately shaped outer top portion. The insert is disposed in the recess of the molding trim so that the outer top portion of the insert engages undersides of each of the free end portions of the molding trim along a first plane, and the outer top surface of the molding trim, as defined by the free end portions, is disposed along a second plane so that the free end portions of the molding trim partially surround the insert to enclose and protect the insert within the recess of the molding trim. The insert includes a U-shaped body having an upper strip-like portion of clear transparent material encapsulating a metalic-like strip, such as mylar, therein to provide a metal appearance to the insert.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.