Motor pod for pontoon boat
Patent 5259331 Issued on November 9, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 11, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 11, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2950699 3045263 3210783 3289226 Hydroplaning hulls and vessels employing the same Water conveyance Boat Catamaran type boat High performance boat hull with anti-spin sponson Boat structure InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 897328 filed on 06/11/1992US Classes:114/61.1, Multiple hulls440/66Having means to control flow around propellerExaminersPrimary: Mitchell, David M.Assistant: Avila, Stephen Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB63B 001/18AbstractThe invention discloses a pontoon boat adapted to be propelled by an outboard motor, the boat having a deck and pair of longitudinally extending parallel spaced apart pontoons depending from the deck and a means for mounting the outboard motor to the boat. The mounting means depends from the deck between the pontoons and comprises a pair of elongated substantially vertical spaced apart side walls having front and aft ends, the side walls becoming deeper and more spaced apart as they extend from their front ends to their aft ends, a substantially vertical and laterally extending transom positioned between the side walls at the aft ends thereof and a bottom portion, the bottom portion depending from the side walls and having a V-configuration in cross section and extending rearwardly of the side walls and the transom. | |
