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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895962 | Sectional boat A sectional boat includes fore and aft boat sections releasably couplable together by a releasable coupler cooperating between the fore and aft boat sections, wherein the releasable coupler comprises at least one dovetail coupler. The dovetail coupler includes at le... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7513210 | Modular sponson with replaceable sections A modular sponson for a small boat has discrete sections disposed in a series from the bow and along both sides to the stern. Each section has an axially extending length of tubing defining a longitudinal opening and a plurality of elongate pieces of closed cell foa... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7401567 | Built-up type boat The present invention relates to a prefabricated boat. The prefabricated boat comprises a body part being composed of a plurality of division members capable of being assembled, an armor part for wrapping around and fixing the body part assembled into a single body,... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395773 | Multi-part boat A multi-part boat includes a plurality of substantially hollow hull sections with at least one end of each section being attachable to one end of another section, with at least one bulkhead attachment means comprising a groove portion and a tongue portion. Hull sect... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390234 | Sectionalized board for water sports The invention relates to a buoyant board (10) for water sports. The board includes a vertically flattened elongated body (12). The body has a lower face (14) for contact with water, and an upper face (16) for supporting a person, the lowe... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7347755 | Sectionalized surfboard A sectionalized surfboard, which can be dismantled into sections and rejoined for use. The sections are joined using two vertically installed bolts, which pass through two joining assemblies. Each bolt is inserted through a hole in a top metal plate and tightened in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334534 | Fishing kayak with a deployable fan tail A water vessel includes a hull having a maximum width. The hull defines a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first and second portions has an end at which a width of the hull converges relative to the maximum width of the hull. The second portion has a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316193 | Vessel for water travel A vessel for water travel that has the stability of a heavy weighted vessel when at rest in the water and the performance of a lightweight vessel when in a planed condition. The vessel comprises at least one hull structure for partially submerged flotation in a body... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314018 | Collapsible boat hull A collapsible boat hull comprises a pair of bottom panels and a pair of side panels, connected by continuous hinges. Erection of the boat causes a fore portion of the bottom panels to curve upwards, and fore portions of the side panels to curve inwards. The boat als... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311056 | Pontoon float towable behind a watercraft An apparatus for towing cargo behind a watercraft that includes a floating assembly for towing behind the watercraft and comprising a frame and at least one floatation device mounted on the frame. The apparatus further includes a linking assembly mounted on the floa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7263940 | Pontoon frame and adjustable motor mount A float structure having a mainframe and pontoons is described. The mainframe includes floor support beams transversely attached to pontoon connector beams. The pontoon connector beams are operatively connected to the pontoons such that there are no weak points in t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246566 | Combination surface and submersible watercraft A modular watercraft capable of both surface and submersible accommodation and transport of passengers. In one embodiment of the submersible watercraft of this invention, the hull comprises air bladders, thereby avoiding the engineering complexity, weight and cost o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246778 | Releasable barb assembly The embodiments provide a barb assembly for use with a cable duct component to oppose removal of a cable duct section from the cable duct component. The barb assembly can comprise a releasable assembly for applying a force to a barb and, responsive to the applicatio... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238073 | Inflatable towable float A towable structure is configured to be towed behind a boat while floating above the surface of a body of water. In one implementation, the towable structure has a platform for supporting one or more passengers thereon extending between or otherwise supported by at ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213798 | Method and apparatus for retrieving submerged vehicles A submerged vehicle extraction method employing a specifically designed apparatus known as the submerged vehicle extractor. The primary purpose of the submerged vehicle extractor is to facilitate the transferring of a vehicle that has broken through the frozen surfa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7162969 | Boat Platform A platform unit (2) is seated on the tail (5) of a hull (1) of a boat and may be lowered by powered actuator means (8) down guides (7) on an incline (6) to descend into the water. This exposes steps (62) in the inclin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146925 | Apparatus for varying vessel hull geometry and vessels made therewith An apparatus for varying the dimensions of a hull of a vessel comprising an arcuate truss assembly having a plurality of members pivotally joined. The arcuate truss assembly is operatively arranged to form a portion of the hull. The assembly is operatively arranged ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7124702 | Fishing kayak with a deployable fan-tail A water vessel has a hull having a maximum width and defines a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first and second portions has an end at which a width of the hull converges relative to the maximum width of the hull. The second portion has a first membe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121909 | System of interchangeable components for creating a customized waterboard A system of interchangeable components includes various front panels, rear panels, adaptors, and interfaces that can be variably and removably assembled to form various customized waterboards with various performance characteristics. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066104 | Marine vessel structural interface One embodiment of a structural interface for a marine vessel includes a first plate having a recess for receiving an alignment projection therein and a first block manufactured of a first, sacrificial material, and a second plate having an outwardly extending alignm... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063036 | System for connecting buoyant marine bodies A system for connecting a two buoyant marine body in a side to side manner, the system comprising first male and female coupling members fixed to the side of a first and second marine body and Second male and female coupling members which are fixed to the side of a ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029350 | Sectionalized surfboard A sectionalized surfboard, which can be dismantled into sections and rejoined for use. The sections are joined using a vertically installed bolt or pin. The bolt or pin is inserted through holes in metal plates mounted securely to the stringer on one section and a t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013819 | Marine catamaran platform A marine catamaran platform especially advantageous for small boats (in the three meter range) in which two substantially identical hulls are surmounted by superstructures that are joined by arced beams that lie in a plane that forms an acute angle of between 30° a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7004092 | Pontoon frame and adjustable motor mount A float structure having a mainframe and pontoons is described. The mainframe includes floor support beams transversely attached to pontoon connector beams. The pontoon connector beams are operatively connected to the pontoons such that there are no weak points in t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983715 | Inflatable boat having a detachable rigid hull An inflatable boat with a V-shaped hull comprising at least a central longitudinal strip that is rigid, and that is made up of a plurality of longitudinal segments assembled together end-to-end, and secured together by releasable fixing means which comprise: at each... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6932018 | Manual hydrofoil and spar truss assembly for wind powered watercraft A simple, lightweight, manually-controlled device for stabilizing and increasing the performance of small, sail-assisted watercraft, containing a single moving part and comprising a curved spar or iako (1) joining a main hull and a single outrigger hull or am... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918347 | Variable aquatic floating kit for leisure and sports An aquatic floating kit variable in combination for leisure and sports, said floating kit comprises: a seat for seating and lying and at least an arciform floating member, the seat and the floating members are mutually detachably connected, changing in amount and in... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6878021 | Seahorse A water craft that is made in three units which are connected together. The dimensions of the units can be varied to carry different size users. A motor that forces air through a tube is mounted in one of the units and air passageways lead from the motor to another ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877455 | Prefabricated boat The object of this invention is to provide a prefabricated boat consisting of a reinforced plastic boat body (1), and a rubber tube (2) detachably attached along each side of the body (1) to give buoyancy to the body (1). The sides of the... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6860221 | Tubular boat having modular construction A rigid hull inflatable style boat constructed of rigid-shell modules. Modular gunwale sections are mounted to the trailing ends of a modular bow section to form the a flotation collar. Boats having greater/shorter lengths can be constructed by increasing or decreas... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6755142 | Modular pontoon system A pontoon system comprising a series of hollow plastic modular units held together in a string under a watercraft is disclosed. The string may be compressed so as to form a unitary pontoon. If the compression force holding the individual pontoon member is released, ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6637362 | Sectional boat A sectional boat having first and second buoyant hulls joinable together at their transoms. The transoms, or transom plates attached to the outer surface of each of the transoms, have a corrugated outer surface comprised of substantially horizontal ridges... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6619224 | Marine vessel A modular marine vessel has a variable hull and a plurality of boat forming modules including a bow section module, a load section module having a bow end and an aft end, and a bulkhead forming module is detachably connected to each bow and aft end of the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612255 | Severably sectioned and stackable boat A boat has two or more open hull sections that may be assembled prior to using the boat and disassembled or separated from one another prior to transporting or storing the boat. The forwardmost hull section is defined by the bow and an aft bulkhead. Each ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6490989 | Propelling system A propelling system for propelling a fisherman's float through the water while fishing. The propelling system includes a frame assembly having a plurality of strap members. Each of the strap members is designed for selectively engaging the floatation devi... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6368172 | Water glider A double-hulled, single-seat water glider, adapted to be towed behind a motorboat, comprises a unibody frame having a tilted front end. A detachable extension is provided to accommodate a second passenger. Aerodynamic stabilizer structure is provided on e... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6345581 | Modular pontoon boats A modular pontoon boat including a modular deck and modular pontoons is described. The modular deck includes interlocking portions. Each modular pontoon includes interlocking sections having locks and keys. The modular pontoon boat enables the length of t... | 02/12/2002 |
