EP0583226B1 - Boat having a construction of pneumatic elements supporting a rigid bottom and provided with an afterpeak accessible through two openable doors which can be partially turned toward the boat stern - Google Patents

Boat having a construction of pneumatic elements supporting a rigid bottom and provided with an afterpeak accessible through two openable doors which can be partially turned toward the boat stern Download PDF

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EP0583226B1
EP0583226B1 EP93830300A EP93830300A EP0583226B1 EP 0583226 B1 EP0583226 B1 EP 0583226B1 EP 93830300 A EP93830300 A EP 93830300A EP 93830300 A EP93830300 A EP 93830300A EP 0583226 B1 EP0583226 B1 EP 0583226B1
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Piero c/o FORMENTI DI DORMENTI PIERO Formenti
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B7/00—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels
    • B63B7/06—Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels having parts of non-rigid material
    • B63B7/08—Inflatable
    • B63B7/082—Inflatable having parts of rigid material

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  • the present invention relates to a boat having a construction of pneumatic elements supporting a rigid bottom and provided with an afterpeak accessible through two openable doors which can be partially turned toward the boat stern.
  • Prior pneumatic type boats moreover, have a subtantially U-shape, whereas the pneumatic compartments extending on the boat side-walls starting from the stern region and meeting at the bow region of the boat, form said bow of the boat.
  • Conventional pneumatic elements do not provide the possibility of properly exploiting the boat inner spaces, since a portion of this space is occupied by several stiffening assemblies.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing a boat, formed by pneumatic elements associated with a rigid bottom, which can achieve a comparatively large size, thereby associating the advantages of the pneumatic boats and of the rigid hull boats.
  • the present invention provides a boat formed by pneuamtic elements associated with a rigid bottom and provided with a compartment or afterpeak, having a large storing capability, both for personal use articles and for fittings for the operation of the boat and/or the maintenance thereof.
  • the subject boat 1 is formed by pneumatic elements 17, associated with a rigid bottom 26 and includes a pair of tubular compartments 17 which have a substantially circular cross-section and are upwardly tapered at their bow region.
  • tubular compartments 17 are constituted by a plurality of chambers 18, which are separated from one another by separating walls 19 and which, accordingly, can be separately inflated through any known types of inflating valves.
  • the tubular elements 17 are mounted by glueing them to contoured sidewall elements 25, which connect mutually a substantially rigid bottom, made preferably of a plastic material, indicated at the reference number 26, to a boat floor, indicated at the reference number 27.
  • the sidewall elements 25 are provided with an aerodynamic tunnel 25', designed for increasing the floating characteristics of the boat and for improving the stability thereof.
  • connection between the shell forming the bottom 26 and the element forming the boat floor 27 is performed by using specifically designed connecting elements made of a plastic material reinforced by fiber glass.
  • a first cloth cap 40 glued between the side leg of the bottom 26 and the bottom portion of the contoured sidewall element 25.
  • the tubular element 17 is affixed, by glueing it, between these rigid portions.
  • a U-bent cloth cap 45 encompassing the edges of the sidewall contoured element 25 and the top element 51, supporting the floor panel 27.
  • the boat according to the present invention is moreover preferably provided with a cloth cap 50, of Z-shape, which connects, by glueing, the superimposition zone between the edges of the contoured element 25 and the element 51 supporting the floor panel 27 and the tubular elements 17.
  • the rigid elements connecting to one another the bottom 26 and the element supporting the boat floor 27, are firmly connected through the interposition of a glue material 51.
  • longitudinal beams 55 which operate as stiffening ribs, and as supporting elements for the strut elements 56 supporting the boat floor 27, connected to the supporting elements in turn connected to the side tubular elements.
  • This construction allows to provide the subject boat with a good structural stiffness and, moreover, allows to provide, between the boat floor 27 and the boat bottom, several interspaces, indicated at the reference number 65, which can be used for providing afterpeaks, as well as bilge regions, which can be variously exploited.
  • the main feature of the afterpeak 2 is that it is provided with a high load capability and, moreover, that it is easily accessed from different parts of the boat, i.e. a front part and a rear part, as it is clearly shown in Figure 1.
  • the front portion of the afterpeak 2 is accessed by opening a door 5 articulated at two or more points 10 and 6.
  • this door 5 is provided, at its front portion 8, with two hook members 12 for closing the door. Said door can be opened by causing it to partially turn toward the rear or after part.
  • Said door 5 has the feature that it allows the afterpeak 2 to be easily accessed from the front of the boat.
  • the boat according to the present invention is moreover provided with a further door 13, of less size, and which can be also separately openend, that is independently from the opening of the front door 5, of larger size, as already disclosed.
  • This second door 13 is articulated about the pivot pins 14 and is provided, at its front portion, with a closure hook member 13'.
  • the rear door 13 can be individually opened in order to store therein personal use articles, for example, frequently used articles occupying a comparatively small space.
  • the front door 5 will be opened (which has a larger size), so as to provide a comparatively large size access port.
  • the front door 5 can also be used as it is desired to control the inner bottom of the boat, for example for monitoring a possible presence of water in the boat hull.
  • the rear portion 4 of the afterpeak 2 is accessed, on the other hand, by opening the door 13 pivoted at the pivot point indicated at the reference number 14.
  • this door 13 is opened in order to store into the afterpeak 2 the fittings or fixtures necessary for the operation of the boat such as, for example, the stern anchor, the emergency oars or the portable tanks which can be used as spare supplying tanks.
  • the boat 1 has a very functional construction and that the pneumatic compartments 17 practically exclusively operate as floating elements, and they do not have any stiffening functions, which is substantially met by the rigid portion 26 of the boat 1.
  • a boat 1 which, while having a comparatively large width, can be easily transported on the ground, since, by deflating the tubular compartments 17, the boat will assume a size allowing it to be easily transported on a road.
  • tubular compartments 17 affecting exclusively the side walls of the boat and having a variable cross-section, tapering toward the bow region and upwardly, to meet with the rigid bottom 26, allows to make a boat having very good mechanical characteristics and good sailing properties.
  • the tubular elements 17 mainly operate as sailing stabilizing elements.
  • the subject boat moreover, is provided with a large load capability afterpeak 2, which can be accessed through two different accessing doors.
  • the front door is usually covered or is associated with a seat or small bed allowing the users to rest during the sailing.
  • the used material provided that they are compatible to the intended use, as well as the steps of the method for making the subject boat can be any, according to the requirements and the size of the boat.

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EP93830300A 1992-08-11 1993-07-14 Boat having a construction of pneumatic elements supporting a rigid bottom and provided with an afterpeak accessible through two openable doors which can be partially turned toward the boat stern Expired - Lifetime EP0583226B1 (en)

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ITMI921976A IT1256014B (it) 1992-08-11 1992-08-11 Imbarcazione presentante una struttura costituita da elementi pneumatici supportanti una carena rigida e dotata di gavone posizionato nella zona poppiera, accessibile mediante due sportelli, apribili mediante rotazione parziale verso poppa
ITMI921976 1992-08-11

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EP0583226A1 (en) 1994-02-16
DE69306688D1 (de) 1997-01-30
DE69306688T2 (de) 1997-07-10
ITMI921976A1 (it) 1994-02-11
ITMI921976A0 (it) 1992-08-11
GR3022860T3 (en) 1997-06-30

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