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US3090973A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Boats

Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL Manufacturing Co I
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Filing: 1959-11-19
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Granted: 1963-05-28
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Expires: 1979-11-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Louis E Levinson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:23
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63C; B63C13/00; B63B; B63B7/00; B63B7/02; B63B7/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 244 words
A BOAT CONVERTIBLE INTO A TRAILER AND A SHELTER INCLUDING: A REAR SECTION HAVING A BOTTOM AND SIDE AND END WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM; A PAIR OF WHEEL WELLS IN SAID REAR SECTION: WHEELS MOUNTED ON THE REAR SECTION FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN RETRACTED POSITIONS IN WHICH THE WHEELS ARE WHOLLY DISPOSED IN THE WELLS AND EXTENDED POSITIONS WHEREIN THE WHEELS PROJECT DOWNWARDLY BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT; MEANS FOR MOVING SAID WHEELS BETWEEN SAID RETRACTED AND EXTENDED POSITIONS; A FRONT SECTION HAVING A BOTTOM AND SIDE AND END WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM; MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING UPPER ENDS OF ADJACENT WALLS OF THE TWO SECTIONS WHEREBY THE FRONT SECTION MAY BE PIVOTED UPWARDLY FROM A FULLY EXTENDED POSITION TO A POSITION OVERLYING SAID REAR SECTION; DRAW BAR MEANS RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID REAR SECTION AND PROJECTING FORWARDLY OF THE REAR SECTION AND BENEATH SAID FRONT SECTION WHEN THE FRONT SECTION IS PIVOTED TO FULLY EXTENDED POSITION; AND MEANS FOR RIGIDLY SECURING SAID DRAW BAR MEANS TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID FRONT SECTION WHEN THE FRONT SECTION IS IN FULLY EXTENDED POSITION, SAID REAR SECTION HAVING AN END WALL OF SAID REAR SECTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY TO PROVIDE A TRANSOM, SAID FRONT SECTION BEING SPACED FROM SAID TRANSOM WHEN IN CLOSED POSITION TO LEVEL SAID TRANSOM UNOBSTRUCTED BY SAID FRONT SECTION WHEREBY A MOTOR MAY BE SECURED TO SAID TRANSOM WHEN THE FRONT SECTION IS IN CLOSED POSITION ON SAID REAR SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 244 words
A BOAT CONVERTIBLE INTO A TRAILER AND A SHELTER INCLUDING: A REAR SECTION HAVING A BOTTOM AND SIDE AND END WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM; A PAIR OF WHEEL WELLS IN SAID REAR SECTION: WHEELS MOUNTED ON THE REAR SECTION FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN RETRACTED POSITIONS IN WHICH THE WHEELS ARE WHOLLY DISPOSED IN THE WELLS AND EXTENDED POSITIONS WHEREIN THE WHEELS PROJECT DOWNWARDLY BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT; MEANS FOR MOVING SAID WHEELS BETWEEN SAID RETRACTED AND EXTENDED POSITIONS; A FRONT SECTION HAVING A BOTTOM AND SIDE AND END WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM; MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING UPPER ENDS OF ADJACENT WALLS OF THE TWO SECTIONS WHEREBY THE FRONT SECTION MAY BE PIVOTED UPWARDLY FROM A FULLY EXTENDED POSITION TO A POSITION OVERLYING SAID REAR SECTION; DRAW BAR MEANS RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID REAR SECTION AND PROJECTING FORWARDLY OF THE REAR SECTION AND BENEATH SAID FRONT SECTION WHEN THE FRONT SECTION IS PIVOTED TO FULLY EXTENDED POSITION; AND MEANS FOR RIGIDLY SECURING SAID DRAW BAR MEANS TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID FRONT SECTION WHEN THE FRONT SECTION IS IN FULLY EXTENDED POSITION, SAID REAR SECTION HAVING AN END WALL OF SAID REAR SECTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY TO PROVIDE A TRANSOM, SAID FRONT SECTION BEING SPACED FROM SAID TRANSOM WHEN IN CLOSED POSITION TO LEVEL SAID TRANSOM UNOBSTRUCTED BY SAID FRONT SECTION WHEREBY A MOTOR MAY BE SECURED TO SAID TRANSOM WHEN THE FRONT SECTION IS IN CLOSED POSITION ON SAID REAR SECTION.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-27 1966-11-26 1967-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-27 1970-11-26 1971-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-27 1974-11-26 1975-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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