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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370593 | Windsurfing catamaran vessel An improved windsurfing catamaran type vessel. The illustrated vessel has an improved steering mechanism that includes a relatively stiff but bendable plastic rod that is directly received within one or more guiding passageways or grooves formed in the plastic hull ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7191727 | System for positioning and retaining removable tubular elements to be fastened to a boat hull A positioning and retaining system for removable tubular elements to be fastened to the hull of a boat includes at least one guide that can be coupled to at least one of the removable tubular elements. This guide is advantageously embedded within the boat hull. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7171915 | Water-stable inflatable pontoon boat transportable by trailer A boat having inflatable pontoons connected therewith by rotatable support assemblies is described. The structure is capable of collapsing to a small size for transport on a trailer, but provides a wide base for stable operation when deployed on water. A foldable de... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7096817 | Pontoon craft A watercraft of the “float boat” type, including spaced apart inflatable pontoons interconnected by a platform structure having a chair thereon and a front ramp and support rail movable between a stowed out-of-the way position to a use position and including a r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7013828 | Buoyant tube ship A tube ship includes at least three closed gas containers fastened into close lateral proximity to define an interstitial space between the containers which functions as a ship hold for retaining cargo, crew or passengers. The gas containers preferably are all tubes... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6931678 | Water-swung hammock A water-swung hammock includes a floatable body for supporting a main body frame including at least one leg support for securing the main body frame to the floatable body. A staging platform may be coupled to the main body frame and capable of supporting a user. A s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6640741 | Pontoon watercraft integrated load distribution system A pontoon watercraft having a pair of inflatable pontoons, secured by a framework, which maintain the pontoons spaced apart and symmetrical and parallel with each other. The watercraft has an integrated load distribution system, which includes coordinatin... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6526904 | Semi-rigid pontoon A pontoon comprising a seamless, non-woven, one-piece, inflatable vessel preferably formed by a process of rotational molding, from a resilient, semi-rigid polyolefin elastomer, preferably metalocene. The pontoon has shape memory characteristics, which ma... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6508194 | Pontoon watercraft A personal pontoon watercraft having a pair of pontoons with twin bladders secured by a three piece yoke frame which maintain the pontoons spaced apart and symmetrical and parallel with each other to accommodate the user, with an integrated load leveling ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6343560 | Pontoon watercraft A personal pontoon watercraft having a pair of pontoons with twin bladders secured by a three piece yoke frame which maintain the pontoons spaced apart and symmetrical and parallel with each other to accommodate the user, with an integrated load leveling ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6173671 | Portable inflatable floatation device A portable inflatable floatation device for use as a backpack frame to maintain a standard backpack thereto for hiking, with the back pack frame being convertible into floatation device seat, foot rest, and outrigger pontoon mounting. Inflatable pontoons ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6085678 | Water vehicle The water vehicle has two parallel surfboards arranged with a distance between them, connected to one another with the help of a frame. The two legs of the frame arranged in the direction of travel have flexible elements, and the frame forms a diagonally ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6003465 | Lower part of the hull of a planing amphibian An improved design for the lower part of the hull of a planing amphibian. The design contains an immovable member, a dampening movable member in the form of a set of overlapping plates attached to the immovable member by the length of the front edge, and ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5732650 | Inflatable reinforced plastic pontoon for aquatic vehicles An inflatable plastic pontoon for aquatic vehicles which utilizes a central longitudinal wall extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the device to produce a somewhat flattened configuration for added stability. The invention also includes a pai... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5711240 | Inflatable pontoon float device A kick boat having: an integral frame and seat member which functions to comfortably support a user on a pair of inflatable pontoons; a pair of rigid wings attached to sides of the integral frame and seat member, where the wings include a concave lower su... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5687664 | Foldable inflatable rescue pontoon An inflatable rescue pontoon for performing multiple water rescue operations comprises an elongate shell having a plurality of longitudinally extending individual sections. The plurality of individual sections includes a bow section. The bow section is th... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5651706 | Collapsible pontoon pedal boat A watercraft comprising a body, two inflatable floatation members, a drive assembly, a steering assembly and a seat wherein the body portion of the watercraft is foldably collapsible from an operative configuration to a transportable configuration. When i... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5317983 | Shallow-draft watercraft The invention relates to a shallow-draft watercraft having the ability to withstand impact stresses caused by upwardly travelling water movement corresponding to a shock factor (CF) of up to about 1.5. The watercraft comprises at least one superstructure,... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5261345 | Inflatable pneumatic boat with a non-flat rear board An inflatable pneumatic boat with a non-flat rear board. An inflatable pneumatic boat comprising a rear board (5) extending transversely and approximately vertically between two lateral floats (2), characterized in that the rear board (5) is a non-flat one-pie... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5174232 | Frame for inflatable catamaran A frame for an inflatable catamaran, consisting of an inner frame each side of which has two pairs of side frames pivoted to it; inflatable tubes forming the hulls of the catamaran are secured on each side of the frame, by securing the side frame to the t... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4998498 | Knockdown sailboat A knockdown sailboat adapted to be stowed in a carrying case which includes inflatable hulls, a frame made up of longitudinal sectional tubular members connected securely to spaced-apart lateral tubular frame members, and a telescopic sectional mast stepp... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4938162 | Inflatable power catamaran A boat includes a pan of inflatable hull sections having a rigid deck attached thereto. The attachment includes a generally J-shaped connection at a point above the center line on the hull and includes a rigid C-shaped member on the deck cooperating with ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4936242 | Inflatable catamaran kit In a preferred embodiment, a sail-boat type wind-surfing catamaran as a kit of disassembled parts having inflatable deflated pneumatically-sealed pontoons, attachable and anchorable onto transversely extending detachable forwardly and rearwardly beams by ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4915047 | Knock down catamaran with inflatable pontoons A catamaran boat, especially intended for knock-down disassembly and rapid assembly having a generally rectangular frame. The frame has longitudinal members which are releasably connected to transverse members. At least one of the transverse members is ar... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4796555 | Knockdown type inflatable sailboat A knockdown type inflatable sailboat which has a carrier system composed of two inflatable rafts assembled with a plurality of U-like fastening elements of a hull assembly and which uses a power system located on the bow with a main mast to support a sail... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4782777 | Inflatable catamaran An inflatable catamaran which may be constructed principally of plastic sheet stock and plastic tubing and be easily assembled for use and disassembled for storage and shipping. A catamaran with inflatable pontoons having fore and aft pockets on each side... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4766830 | Boat, especially a catamaran, with large deck space and collapsible frame A boat, especially a catamaran, having a rectangular collapsible frame with a one-man mast stepping structure. The tubular frame is comprised of fore, aft and central sub-frame assemblies which can be collapsed so as to be easily car topable and serve as ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4762078 | Inflatable aquatic vessels Aquatic vessels having inflatable hull envelopes that receive transversely (i.e., are transected by) tie members for carrying framework upon which decking, propulsion devices, etc. are supported. The hull envelopes, which are generally cigar-shaped, are l... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4582012 | Inflatable hull structures and demountable joint between elongated structural elements A demountable catamaran has a pair of inflatable hull structures each comprising an inflatable hull tube (4) and an extruded generally rectangular aluminium tubular beam (5) having at its lower surface two inclined support surfaces on opposite sides of a ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4562786 | Collapsible pontoon boat A collapsible pontoon boat includes a deck assembly and a plurality of inflatable pontoons for receiving and supporting the deck assembly. The deck assembly includes a plurality of deck panels, and end rails and side rails assemblable into a deck frame. T... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4348971 | Multi-hull boats An inflatable catamaran comprises a central tubular longitudinal torsion beam carrying a mast and a set of four or five cross beams secured at their centers to the longitudinal torsion beam and at their outer ends to a pair of inflatable hulls. Each hull ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4294184 | Multi-hull steering system A multi-hull craft steering system having a plurality of hulls made from flexible envelopes inflated to maintain buoyancy. One of the hulls is located between the remaining hulls and is pivotally mounted for controlling the angular variation in azimuth. T... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4136414 | Knockdown boat with inflatable hull A high performance portable knockdown boat structure having one or more unique inflatable hull structures in the form of a relatively low pressure envelope which tapers from its mid-length to its opposite ends, and is provided with a sectionalized light w... | 01/30/1979 |