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Pontoon

Assignee: Harbor Boat Building Co
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Filing: 1961-10-31
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Granted: 1963-04-02
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Expires: 1981-10-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Roy B Steidley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 18:48
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63B; B63B35/00; B63B35/34; B63B5/00; B63B5/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/902; Y10S220/917

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A SUPPORTED BODY, A PONTOON WHCICH IS FLOATED IN WATER AND WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO SUPPORT OF THE BODY, SAID PONTOON COMPRISING: POLYURETHANE FOAMED MATERIAL FORMING A HOLLOW BODY HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE AND END WALLS WITH UPPER EDGES, AND AN OPEN TOP; A GLASS FIBER REINFORCED RESIN LID UNDERLYING THE SUPPORTED BODY AND RECEIVING THRUST AND TORSIONAL LOADS FROM THE LATTER, THE LID BEING OF A GIVEN THICKNESS AND RIGID UNDER THE TORSIONAL LOADS IMPOSED BY THE SUPPORTED BODY AND LYING IN LOAD-BEARING RELATION BETWEEN THE LATTER AND THE UPPER EDGES OF THE HOLLOW BODY SAID AND END WALLS, AND OPEN TOP OF THE HOLLOW BODY BEING CLOSED BY LID; AN ADHESIVE BONDING THE LID ON THE UPPER EDGES OF THE HOLLOW BODY SIDE WALLS; AND A GLASS FIBER REINFORCED RESIN SKIN OF THE ORDER OF HALF THE GIVEN THICKNESS OF THE LID AND BONDED TO AND COVERING THE HOLLOW BODY EXTERIOR, THE SKIN LYING BETWEEN THE HOLLOW BODY OF THE WATER IN WHICH THE PONTOON FLOATS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A SUPPORTED BODY, A PONTOON WHCICH IS FLOATED IN WATER AND WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO SUPPORT OF THE BODY, SAID PONTOON COMPRISING: POLYURETHANE FOAMED MATERIAL FORMING A HOLLOW BODY HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE AND END WALLS WITH UPPER EDGES, AND AN OPEN TOP; A GLASS FIBER REINFORCED RESIN LID UNDERLYING THE SUPPORTED BODY AND RECEIVING THRUST AND TORSIONAL LOADS FROM THE LATTER, THE LID BEING OF A GIVEN THICKNESS AND RIGID UNDER THE TORSIONAL LOADS IMPOSED BY THE SUPPORTED BODY AND LYING IN LOAD-BEARING RELATION BETWEEN THE LATTER AND THE UPPER EDGES OF THE HOLLOW BODY SAID AND END WALLS, AND OPEN TOP OF THE HOLLOW BODY BEING CLOSED BY LID; AN ADHESIVE BONDING THE LID ON THE UPPER EDGES OF THE HOLLOW BODY SIDE WALLS; AND A GLASS FIBER REINFORCED RESIN SKIN OF THE ORDER OF HALF THE GIVEN THICKNESS OF THE LID AND BONDED TO AND COVERING THE HOLLOW BODY EXTERIOR, THE SKIN LYING BETWEEN THE HOLLOW BODY OF THE WATER IN WHICH THE PONTOON FLOATS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-01 1966-10-01 1967-04-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-01 1970-10-01 1971-04-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-01 1974-10-01 1975-04-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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