Swath cargo ship

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Description

FIG .1 is a perspective view of the swath cargo ship;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, the opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404003
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 1999
Assignee: Service Marine Industries, Inc. (Amelia, LA)
Inventors: Brian K. Barbier (Berwick, LA), John B. Crabtree, Jr. (Houma, LA), Peter W. Tsang (Thibodaux, LA)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Kennedy, Davis & Kennedy, PC
Application Number: 0/80,848
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Opposed Hull Skids Forming Longitudinal Channel (D12/310); With Cabin (4) (D12/315)
International Classification: 1206;