Patents by Inventor Norman C. Smith

Norman C. Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Securing tubes in inflatable boats
    Patent number: 4976213
    Abstract: A rigid hull inflatable boat has its buoyancy tube releasably secured to its hull by toggle stop means such as a three-bar buckle borne on flexible tags attached to the tube which is rotatable so as either to be passable through apertures in the hull or to engage the hull and prevent such passage. Inflation of the tube causes positive urging of the stop means towards such engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Galt Composites Limited
    Inventor: Norman C. Smith