US3673976A
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Sectionalized pontoon apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-11-21
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Granted: 1972-07-04
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Expires: 1989-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A pontoon boat, raft, dock or the like made from a plurality of pontoon sections having longitudinally extending tabs and transversely extending tabs, stringers bolted to longitudinally aligned longitudinal tabs, cross pieces bolted to the transverse tabs and a deck. Other than for the nose cone section for a boat, the pontoon sections have slotted end portions to receive a block to minimize twisting of adjacent pairs of pontoon sections. Further, the nose cone sections are interchangable and each of the other pontoon sections are of the same construction.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard W Reynolds
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:11
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63B; B63B3/00; B63B3/02; B63B3/08; B63B35/00; B63B35/34; B63B35/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a first elongated pontoon, a second elongated pontoon, each pontoon including a plurality of first pontoon sections in longitudinal alignment, each of said pontoon sections being of substantially the same size and shape, having a body portion that has a top surface portion, a first longitudinally extending tab portion integrally joined to the top surface portion to extend thereabove and having a transversely extending first tab portion, a first stringer secured to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the first pontoon, a second stringer secured to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the second pontoon, a plurality of transverse cross pieces having first ends and second ends, said first ends being secured to the first transverse tab portions of the first pontoon and said second ends being secured to the transverse tab portions of the second pontoon, and a deck secured to said stringers, each pontoon section having a second longitudinally extending tab portion transversely spaced from the first longitudinally extending tab portion a sufficient distance to have a stringer extend therebetween, the stringer of each pontoon being extended between the first and second longitudinally extending tab portions of the respective pontoon and secured to the second longitudinally extending tab portions, and a second pair of longitudinally extending tab portions tranversely spaced from the first and second longitudinally extending tab portions and transversely spaced from each other sufficiently to have a stringer extended therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
242 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a first elongated pontoon, a second elongated pontoon, each pontoon including a plurality of first pontoon sections in longitudinal alignment, each of said pontoon sections being of substantially the same size and shape, having a body portion that has a top surface portion, a first longitudinally extending tab portion integrally joined to the top surface portion to extend thereabove and having a transversely extending first tab portion, a first stringer secured to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the first pontoon, a second stringer secured to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the second pontoon, a plurality of transverse cross pieces having first ends and second ends, said first ends being secured to the first transverse tab portions of the first pontoon and said second ends being secured to the transverse tab portions of the second pontoon, and a deck secured to said stringers, each pontoon section having a second longitudinally extending tab portion transversely spaced from the first longitudinally extending tab portion a sufficient distance to have a stringer extend therebetween, the stringer of each pontoon being extended between the first and second longitudinally extending tab portions of the respective pontoon and secured to the second longitudinally extending tab portions, and a second pair of longitudinally extending tab portions tranversely spaced from the first and second longitudinally extending tab portions and transversely spaced from each other sufficiently to have a stringer extended therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
181 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a first elongated pontoon, a second elongated pontoon, each pontoon including a plurality of first pontoon sections in longitudinal alignment, each of said pontoon sections being of substantially the same size and shape, having a body portion that has a top surface portion, a longitudinally extending tab portion integrally joined to the top surface portion to extend thereabove and a transversely extending first tab portion, a first stringer secured to the longitudinally tab portions of the first pontoon, a second stringer secured to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the second pontoon, a plurality of transverse cross pieces having first ends and second ends, said first ends being secured to the first transverse tab portions of the first pontoon and said second ends being secured to the transverse tab portions of the second pontoon, and a deck secured to said stringers, each longitudinally adjacent pair of pontoon sections including adjacent first end portions having a half of a longitudinal tab portion, each of said half tab portion being secured to the respective stringer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
181 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a first elongated pontoon, a second elongated pontoon, each pontoon including a plurality of first pontoon sections in longitudinal alignment, each of said pontoon sections being of substantially the same size and shape, having a body portion that has a top surface portion, a longitudinally extending tab portion integrally joined to the top surface portion to extend thereabove and a transversely extending first tab portion, a first stringer secured to the longitudinally tab portions of the first pontoon, a second stringer secured to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the second pontoon, a plurality of transverse cross pieces having first ends and second ends, said first ends being secured to the first transverse tab portions of the first pontoon and said second ends being secured to the transverse tab portions of the second pontoon, and a deck secured to said stringers, each longitudinally adjacent pair of pontoon sections including adjacent first end portions having a half of a longitudinal tab portion, each of said half tab portion being secured to the respective stringer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 2 further characterized in that each longitudinally adjacent pair of pontoon sections has an opposite end portion having a second transverse tab portion, each of said second transverse tab portions being secured to a cross piece.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further characterized in that each of a longitudinally adjacent pair of pontoon sections opposite end portions has a radially extending slot opening to the other and that a block is located in the radially extending slots of the adjacent pair of sections to minimize angular movement of one section to the other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further characterized in that each pontoon includes a nose cone section having a pair of spaced longitudinally extending tab portions bolted to the respective stringer and a transverse tab portion bolted to one of the cross pieces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
100 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a longitudinally elongated pontoon, a second longitudinally elongated pontoon, each pontoon including a stringer and first and second longitudinally elongated pontoon sections each having a first end portion and a second end portion, a pair of transversely spaced longitudinally elongated tabs bolted to each other and the stringer intermediate said end portions, and a transverse tab joined to the first end portion, and a cross piece having one end portion bolted to the transverse tabs of one pontoon and a second end portion bolted to the transverse tabs of the other pontoon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
100 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a longitudinally elongated pontoon, a second longitudinally elongated pontoon, each pontoon including a stringer and first and second longitudinally elongated pontoon sections each having a first end portion and a second end portion, a pair of transversely spaced longitudinally elongated tabs bolted to each other and the stringer intermediate said end portions, and a transverse tab joined to the first end portion, and a cross piece having one end portion bolted to the transverse tabs of one pontoon and a second end portion bolted to the transverse tabs of the other pontoon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus of claim 6 further characterized in that each pontoon includes a third pontoon section having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second and third pontoon sections second end portions each having a pair of transversely spaced longitudinally elongated tab half portions, the tab half portions of the second section being bolted to the stringer adjacent the tab half portions of the third section.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
The apparatus of claim 7 further characterized in that the second and third pontoon sections each have a pair of longitudinally spaced transverse tab portions longitudinally intermediate the respective longitudinal tabs and tab half portions of the respective section and that there is provided a second and third cross piece having one end bolted to the pair of transverse tabs of the second and third sections respectively of the first pontoon and opposite ends bolted to the pair of transverse tabs of the second and third sections respectively of the second pontoon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
88 words
The apparatus of claim 6 further characterized in that each of the pontoon sections has a pair of transverse tab portions longitudinally offset from the longitudinal tab portions of the respective section, and that there is provided a pair of cross pieces having first end portions bolted to the pair of transverse tabs of the first and second pontoon sections respectively of the first pontoon and second end portions bolted to the pair of transverse tabs of the first and second pontoon sections respectively of the second pontoon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
71 words
The apparatus of claim 9 further characterized in that there is provided brackets for joining the one end portions of the cross pieces to the stringer of one pontoon and the opposite ends portions of the cross pieces to the stringer of the other pontoon, that the pontoon sections have body portions enclosing a hollow chamber and that the tabs and tab portions are integrally joined to the respective body portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
192 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a first plurality of longitudinally elongated pontoon sections, a second plurality of longitudinally elongated pontoon sections, each pontoon section having a body portion, a first stringer, a second stringer, and a plurality of transverse cross pieces having first ends and second ends, each of the first pontoon sections having a pair of transversely spaced longitudinally elongated tab portions integrally joined to the respective body portion to extend thereabove and bolted to the first stringer, said first stringer extending between the above mentioned pair of tab portions, and a transverse tab portion integrally joined to the respective body portion and bolted to the one end of one of the cross pieces, and each of the second pontoon sections having a pair of transversely spaced longitudinally elongated tab portions integrally joined to the respective body portion and bolted to the second stringer, the second stringer extending between thE last mentioned pair of tab portions and a first transverse tab portion integrally joined to the respective body portion and bolted to the second end of one of the cross pieces and a deck secured to said stringers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
192 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a first plurality of longitudinally elongated pontoon sections, a second plurality of longitudinally elongated pontoon sections, each pontoon section having a body portion, a first stringer, a second stringer, and a plurality of transverse cross pieces having first ends and second ends, each of the first pontoon sections having a pair of transversely spaced longitudinally elongated tab portions integrally joined to the respective body portion to extend thereabove and bolted to the first stringer, said first stringer extending between the above mentioned pair of tab portions, and a transverse tab portion integrally joined to the respective body portion and bolted to the one end of one of the cross pieces, and each of the second pontoon sections having a pair of transversely spaced longitudinally elongated tab portions integrally joined to the respective body portion and bolted to the second stringer, the second stringer extending between thE last mentioned pair of tab portions and a first transverse tab portion integrally joined to the respective body portion and bolted to the second end of one of the cross pieces and a deck secured to said stringers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
67 words
The apparatus of claim 11 further characterized in that each pontoon section has a second transverse tab portion longitudinally spaced from the respective first transverse tab portion and on the opposite side of the respective cross piece, said second transverse tab portions being integrally joined to the respective body portion and bolted to the cross piece and the first transverse tab portion of the same pontoon section.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
74 words
The apparatus of claim 11 further characterized in that two of the first pontoon sections have first end portions and that said two sections are bolted to the first stringer with their end portions adjacent one another, each of said first end portions having a radially extending slot opening to the other, and that there is provided a block in the slots to minimize angular movement one of said two sections relative the other.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
165 words
A boat, dock, raft or like comprising a first elongated pontoon, a second elongated pontoon, a plurality of cross pieces each having a first end and a second end, each pontoon section having a first longitudinally extending tab portion, a first stringer bolted to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the first pontoon, a second stringer bolted to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the second pontoon, each pontoon section of the first pontoon having a transverse tab portion bolted to the first end of one of the cross pieces, each pontoon section of the second pontoon having a transverse tab portion bolted to the second end of the cross piece second end, each of a longitudinally adjacent pair of pontoon sections having radially extending slots opening to one another and a block located in the radial slots of the adjacent pair of sections to minimize angular movement of one of the pair of sections relative the other, and a deck secured to said stringers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
165 words
A boat, dock, raft or like comprising a first elongated pontoon, a second elongated pontoon, a plurality of cross pieces each having a first end and a second end, each pontoon section having a first longitudinally extending tab portion, a first stringer bolted to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the first pontoon, a second stringer bolted to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the second pontoon, each pontoon section of the first pontoon having a transverse tab portion bolted to the first end of one of the cross pieces, each pontoon section of the second pontoon having a transverse tab portion bolted to the second end of the cross piece second end, each of a longitudinally adjacent pair of pontoon sections having radially extending slots opening to one another and a block located in the radial slots of the adjacent pair of sections to minimize angular movement of one of the pair of sections relative the other, and a deck secured to said stringers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
192 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a first elongated pontoon, a second elongated pontoon, a plurality of cross pieces each having a first end and a second end, each pontoon including a plurality of first sections in longitudinal alignment, each pontoon section having a body portion and a first longitudinally extending tab portion integrally joined to the body portion, a first stringer bolted to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the first pontoon, a second stringer bolted to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the second pontoon, each pontoon section of the first pontoon having a pair of longitudinally spaced transverse tab portions bolted to the first end of one of the cross pieces and to each other, each pontoon section of the second pontoon having a pair of longitudinally spaced transverse tab portion bolted to the second end of one of the cross pieces, said pairs of transverse tab portions being integrally joined to the respective body portion and the respective end of the cross pieces being extended between the two transverse tab portions of the pair of the transverse tab portions, and a deck secured to said stringers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
192 words
A boat, dock, raft or the like comprising a first elongated pontoon, a second elongated pontoon, a plurality of cross pieces each having a first end and a second end, each pontoon including a plurality of first sections in longitudinal alignment, each pontoon section having a body portion and a first longitudinally extending tab portion integrally joined to the body portion, a first stringer bolted to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the first pontoon, a second stringer bolted to the longitudinally extending tab portions of the second pontoon, each pontoon section of the first pontoon having a pair of longitudinally spaced transverse tab portions bolted to the first end of one of the cross pieces and to each other, each pontoon section of the second pontoon having a pair of longitudinally spaced transverse tab portion bolted to the second end of one of the cross pieces, said pairs of transverse tab portions being integrally joined to the respective body portion and the respective end of the cross pieces being extended between the two transverse tab portions of the pair of the transverse tab portions, and a deck secured to said stringers.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
84 words
The apparatus of claim 15 further characterized in that each body portion has a top surface portion and end portions, and that each longitudinally adjacent pair of pontoon sections end portions has an elongated slot opening through the top surface of the respective pontoon and opening to the other of said pair of sections and that there is provided a block in the slots of the adjacent pair of sections to minimize angular movement of one of the pair of sections to the other.
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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) | 1975-07-04 | 1976-01-03 | 1976-07-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-07-04 | 1980-01-03 | 1980-07-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-07-04 | 1984-01-03 | 1984-07-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |