Abstract: A ridged inflatable boat is provided with cavities formed on the out-board side of the hull, between the hull and the surrounding pneumatic tube, whereby fastening hardware intended to either retain the pneumatic tube or above deck hardware, may pass through the hull, deck or gunwhale without puncturing the pneumatic tube.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 1, 1991
Date of Patent:
July 20, 1993
Assignee:
Barry Douglas Enterprises Ltd.
Inventors:
John L. Cummer, Jack W. Sarin, Paul Fredrickson, James P. Kindsvater, Stephen L. Davis