Patents Assigned to Barbour Corporation
  • Publication number: 20070137545
    Abstract: A rub rail for a boat, and methods of manufacturing and installing the rub rail on the boat are provided. The rub rail includes a base polymer and a metal trim embedded or integrated into the base. The metal trim can be made of stainless steel to maximize aesthetic appearance. The metal trim and base polymer are combined during an extrusion process such that substantially no gaps are formed between the metal trim and base. The base polymer optionally can include a non-visible body portion made of recycled material. The rub rail is formed as a single piece which can be installed easily by screws or adhesive tape to a boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Barbour Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Hynes
  • Patent number: 5829378
    Abstract: An integral dual durometer rubrail for protecting a boat gunwale including a base portion of a first hardness and having a bottom surface and a top surface, and a first body portion of a second hardness affixed to a portion of the base portion top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Barbour Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Nunes, David M. Phaneuf
  • Patent number: 5730077
    Abstract: An integral dual durometer rubrail for protecting a boat gunwale including a base portion of a first hardness and having a bottom surface and a top surface, and a first body portion of a second hardness affixed to a portion of the base portion top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Barbour Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Nunes, David M. Phaneuf