EP1644241A1 - Bateau avec accessoires amovibles - Google Patents

Bateau avec accessoires amovibles

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EP1644241A1
EP1644241A1 EP04743875A EP04743875A EP1644241A1 EP 1644241 A1 EP1644241 A1 EP 1644241A1 EP 04743875 A EP04743875 A EP 04743875A EP 04743875 A EP04743875 A EP 04743875A EP 1644241 A1 EP1644241 A1 EP 1644241A1
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Prior art keywords
boat according
deck
boat
receptacle
accessory
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English (en)
Inventor
Timothy Fleming
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Zodiac Hurricane Technologies Inc
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Zodiac Hurricane Technologies Inc
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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
    • B63B7/085—Accessories or mountings specially adapted therefor, e.g. seats, sailing kits, motor mountings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B29/00—Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for
    • B63B29/02—Cabins or other living spaces; Construction or arrangement thereof
    • B63B29/04—Furniture peculiar to vessels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B29/00—Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for
    • B63B29/02—Cabins or other living spaces; Construction or arrangement thereof
    • B63B29/04—Furniture peculiar to vessels
    • B63B29/06—Fastening to floors
    • 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
    • B63B7/085—Accessories or mountings specially adapted therefor, e.g. seats, sailing kits, motor mountings
    • B63B7/087—Motor mountings, e.g. transom panels for outboard motors

Definitions

  • This invention relates to accessories for boats and more particularly (although not exclusively) to accessories for inflatable boats and to systems and methods for installing and removing such accessories rapidly and easily.
  • console is not intended to be removed; indeed, an advantage of incorporating the console into the deck is to increase the strength of the assembly, particularly when the RIB is piloted at high speeds at sea.
  • permanent attachment of various accessories to certain other inflatable boats is problematic.
  • Folding inflatable boats for example, are marketed as adapted to be dismantled, deflated, and folded (or rolled) for transport and storage, sometimes in compact bags. These boats often include removable deck sections and use air as their sole means of providing rigidity and buoyancy. Permanently attaching accessories such as consoles, seats, and engines to these boats would inhibit, if not completely thwart, their dismantling and folding.
  • the present invention accordingly provides boating accessories that may be installed and removed rapidly and easily.
  • the accessories may be utilized advantageously in folding inflatable boats, as they need not be permanently connected thereto.
  • These accessories, together with their installation and removal systems and methods, likewise may be used with other boats (including RIBs).
  • RIBs RIBs
  • some or all of the accessories, systems, and methods of the invention may be used in connection with vehicles other than boats.
  • Certain embodiments of the present invention contemplate including plates, tracks, D-rings (or eyes), or other receptacles prepositioned and fitted onto a deck. The plates, rings, and receptacles will provide anchor points for accessories and be adapted to receive quick-release hooks or similar devices.
  • the hooks When the accessories are installed, the hooks will be received by complementary mechanisms of the plates so as firmly to latch the accessories in position.
  • the quick-release action of the hooks permits rapid removal of the accessories when desired. If such rapidity is undesirable (e.g. to minimize possibility of theft of the removable accessories), the hooks may be fitted with a locking system.
  • Various embodiments of the invention additionally may include a self-contained steering control console. Adapted for connection to an engine via appropriate electrical and mechanical cables, the console also may include a steering wheel and mechanism and incorporate engine gear and throttle levers and an instrument panel. As well, within the console may be included a starting battery. By fitting it with quick-release hooks (or similar devices), the console may be rapidly installed and removed from the deck.
  • the invention further may include one or more seats likewise adapted for connection to and removal from the deck.
  • the seats are molded and form part of a module also including storage space, a fuel tank, or both.
  • the invention may comprise a mechanism for mounting an outboard motor in a manner permitting its ready removal from the boat.
  • a quick-release motor bracket intermediate the motor and transom would be acceptable for this purpose. If cables connect the engine to a remote steering device (such as a steering wheel on the console), they too either may be equipped with quick-release devices or, in some cases, simply allowed to remain in position. It thus is an optional, non-exclusive object of the present invention to provide boats with removable accessories.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary inflatable boat having a deck consistent with the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2A-B are perspective views of an exemplary seat structure consistent with the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the boat of FIG. 1 including a console and seat attached to the deck.
  • FIGS. 4-5 are side elevational views of exemplary fastening mechanisms useful in connection with the present invention.
  • FIGS. 6A-B are views of an alternate fastening mechanism useful in connection with the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a depiction of an exemplary mechanism for mounting an outbound motor.
  • FIG. 1 Illustrated in FIG. 1 is an exemplary boat 10.
  • Boat 10 may (but need not necessarily) be inflatable and comprise one or more buoyancy tubes 14.
  • deck 22 which as shown in FIG. 1 may be made of multiple sections 26.
  • Deck 22 may be removable, with sections 26 folding upon each other for compactness. With deck 22 (and transom 18) removed, tubes 14 may be deflated and boat 10 rolled, folded, or otherwise decreased in size for transport or storage.
  • Deck 22 need not be removable, however, nor need it include foldable sections 26.
  • Formed in or on deck 22 are receptacles 30.
  • receptacles 30 may be included in plates positioned within deck 22 or as part of tracks either formed therein or positioned thereon. Alternatively, other types of receptacles may be employed.
  • receptacles 30 may, if desired, comprise rings (preferably D-rings) bolted or otherwise attached to the plates or directly to deck 22. Such rings, if present, further may be foldable so that rest flat (or almost so) against the plates or deck when not in use. Preferably, however, the presence of receptacles 30 does not impede either removal of deck 22 from boat 10 or folding of sections 26 upon each other (if the deck 22 is removable or has foldable sections 26).
  • FIG. 2A-B show an exemplary structure 34 adapted for placement into one of more receptacles 30.
  • structure 34 may include seat 38 and container 42.
  • seat 38 is molded and mounted onto container 42.
  • container 42 may provide storage space for liquids (such as engine fuel) or solid items, it need not do so, nor need it necessarily be present as part of structure 34.
  • FIG. 2A details structure 34 fitted into receptacles 30 of plate 44 of deck 22.
  • Conventional quick-release hooks 46 and receivers may be employed to accomplish such fitting.
  • the quick-release hooks 46 FIG. 2A
  • console 54 will be included on base 50 of structure 34, while the receivers will be incorporated into receptacles 30. If desired to latch structure 34 to deck 22 more permanently, a suitable locking mechanism also may be employed. Illustrated in FIG. 3 is console 54 together with an alternative seat structure 58. Both console 54 and structure 58 may be temporarily connected to deck 22, as described above, using quick-release fasteners or other appropriate devices. Console 54 may include steering wheel 62 and, if desired, engine gear or throttle levers as well. Likewise, console 54 may include optional instrument panels, an engine starting mechanism, and a storage battery. Any necessary cables (whether electrical, mechanical, or otherwise) connecting console 54 to an outboard or other motor may themselves be adapted readily to be disconnected from either or both of console 54 and the motor.
  • FIGS. 4-5 show examples of quick-release mechanisms useful in connection with the invention. Such mechanisms are available from Southco, 210 North Brinton Lake Road, Concordville, Pennsylvania, although other mechanisms may be employed instead.
  • mechanism 66 includes hook 70 designed to engage keeper 74 when handle 78 is rotated downward (toward keeper 74). Rotating handle 78 upward, by contrast, may release engagement of hook 70 and keeper 74. Either hook 70 or keeper 74 typically would attach to structure 34 or 58, with the other of hook 70 or keeper 74 being connected directly or indirectly to deck 22.
  • Illustrated in FIG. 5 is an alternative mechanism 82 comprising lever 86 and rod 90.
  • FIGS. 6A-B detail another alternative mechanism 100 for use in connection with the invention.
  • Mechanism 100 may include one or more D-rings 200, each connected to a corresponding plate 204.
  • D-rings 200 receive hooks or other portions of equipment (or connectors) to be attached to deck 22.
  • D-rings 200 may rest flat against their corresponding plates 204 to minimize their projection above deck 22.
  • the D-ring depicted in FIG. 6A is shaped similar to the letter "D," it may have some other shape instead.
  • Preferred versions of mechanism 100 may include bottom plates 208, sleeves 212, and bolts 216 (or similar fasteners). Each of bolts 216, adapted to engage both a plate 204 and an associated bottom plate 208, may function to secure the position of a D-ring 200 relative to deck 22. To avoid bolts 216 damaging interior 220 of deck 22, sleeves 212 spanning the interior depth of deck 22 may be used to receive bolts 216 and isolate them from interior 220.
  • FIG. 7 depicts an outboard motor M being mounted to transom 18. Shown in FIG. 7 is an exemplary mounting assembly 102 permitting ready removal of motor M when necessary or desired. In the illustrated embodiment, assembly 102 comprises plate 106 and receptacle 110, one element connected to motor M and the other to transom 18.
  • plate 106 is attached to motor M, and receptacle 110 is attached to transom 18.
  • receptacle 110 include rails, into which edges of plate 106 are fitted, and a terminal stop or other feature designed to prevent further downward movement of plate 106 when the plate 106 is appropriately positioned within receptacle 110.
  • Assembly 102 may also include, if desired, an indicator informing (audibly, visibly, or otherwise) a user that plate 106 is correctly and completely inserted into receptacle 110.
  • motor M is mounted to transom 18 by sliding plate 106 downward into receptacle 110.
  • boat 10 may be outfitted or customized with desirable accessories. If boat 10 is designed to be deflated and folded or rolled for transport of storage, the removable nature of the accessories permits removal of deck 22 and facilitates compacting boat 10.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)
  • Vehicle Step Arrangements And Article Storage (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
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Abstract

Accessoires pour bateaux, notamment pour bateaux (10) gonflables repliables. Il est possible d'installer et d'enlever facilement et rapidement ces accessoires sur un bateau, sans gêner le repliage du bateau à des fins de transport ou de stockage.
EP04743875A 2003-07-14 2004-07-02 Bateau avec accessoires amovibles Withdrawn EP1644241A1 (fr)

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US10/619,319 US20050011429A1 (en) 2003-07-14 2003-07-14 Accessories for boats and systems and methods for installation and removal of such accessories
PCT/IB2004/002212 WO2005005242A1 (fr) 2003-07-14 2004-07-02 Bateau avec accessoires amovibles

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CA (1) CA2532187C (fr)
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NO20060604L (no) 2006-02-07
CA2532187A1 (fr) 2005-01-20
NO337824B1 (no) 2016-06-27
CA2532187C (fr) 2012-08-28

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