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Collapsible boat

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-09-12
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Granted: 1964-09-29
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Expires: 1982-09-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Julian F Gerber
  • 👤 Nichols Costas
  • 👤 Harry R Spear
  • 👤 Theodore H Sperouleas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 07:16
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63B; B63B3/00; B63B3/02; B63B3/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
A COLLAPSIBLE MARINE RECREATIONAL VESSEL COMPRISED OF A PAIR OF IDENTICAL HULL END SEGMENTS ADAPTED TO BE RIGIDLY CONNECTED IN A COMBINED HALF LAP BUTT AND DOUBLE MORTISE JOINT, EACH OF SAID HULL SEGMENTS BEING RIGID AND SLAB-LIKE AND INCLUDING ONE GENERALLY ARCUATE NOSE END AND ONE FLAT JOINING END; SAID JOINING ENDS OF SAID HULL SEGMENTS EACH INCLUDING AN ABUTTING END EDGE, A LAP SURFACE AND AN ABUTMENT WALL SURFACE, THE END EDGE, LAP SURFACE AND WALL SURFACE OF ONE OF SAID SEGMENTS BEING ADAPTED TO ABUT THE WALL SURFACE, LAP SURFACE AND END EDGE, RESPECTIVELY, OF ANOTHER OF SAID SEGMENTS; AND SAID JOINING ENDS OF SAID HULL SEGMENTS ALSO EACH INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE MORTISE ELEMENT AND AT LEAST ONE TENON ELEMENT, THE TENON ELEMENT OF ONE OF SAID SEGMENTS BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND MATE WITH THE MORTISE ELEMENT OF ANOTHER OF SAID SEGMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 147 words
A COLLAPSIBLE MARINE RECREATIONAL VESSEL COMPRISED OF A PAIR OF IDENTICAL HULL END SEGMENTS ADAPTED TO BE RIGIDLY CONNECTED IN A COMBINED HALF LAP BUTT AND DOUBLE MORTISE JOINT, EACH OF SAID HULL SEGMENTS BEING RIGID AND SLAB-LIKE AND INCLUDING ONE GENERALLY ARCUATE NOSE END AND ONE FLAT JOINING END; SAID JOINING ENDS OF SAID HULL SEGMENTS EACH INCLUDING AN ABUTTING END EDGE, A LAP SURFACE AND AN ABUTMENT WALL SURFACE, THE END EDGE, LAP SURFACE AND WALL SURFACE OF ONE OF SAID SEGMENTS BEING ADAPTED TO ABUT THE WALL SURFACE, LAP SURFACE AND END EDGE, RESPECTIVELY, OF ANOTHER OF SAID SEGMENTS; AND SAID JOINING ENDS OF SAID HULL SEGMENTS ALSO EACH INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE MORTISE ELEMENT AND AT LEAST ONE TENON ELEMENT, THE TENON ELEMENT OF ONE OF SAID SEGMENTS BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND MATE WITH THE MORTISE ELEMENT OF ANOTHER OF SAID SEGMENTS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-09-29 1968-03-30 1968-09-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-09-29 1972-03-30 1972-09-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-09-29 1976-03-30 1976-09-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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