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Pontoon boat

US7950340B1 · kind B1 · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 19, 2005
Grant dateMay 31, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B1/20
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pontoon boat having enhanced handling characteristics includes a deck, a central pontoon mounted to said deck, two outer pontoons mounted to said deck on respective opposite sides of said central pontoon, and a motor, wherein the central pontoon extends below the outer pontoons to create a V-shaped hull, and the motor is capable of causing said center and outer pontoons to plane during normal operation.

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