EP3730396A1 - Schiff, das eine aufblasbare haltevorrichtung umfasst - Google Patents

Schiff, das eine aufblasbare haltevorrichtung umfasst Download PDF

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EP3730396A1
EP3730396A1 EP20170092.9A EP20170092A EP3730396A1 EP 3730396 A1 EP3730396 A1 EP 3730396A1 EP 20170092 A EP20170092 A EP 20170092A EP 3730396 A1 EP3730396 A1 EP 3730396A1
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side wall
boat
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Marc CASSAÑAS
Guillaume LACOSTE
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Zodiac Milpro International
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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
    • 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 
    • 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 comprising a bottom bordered radially outwardly by a wall which comprises an inflatable and collapsible front wall, an inflatable and collapsible side wall, and a rear wall.
  • Such boats have the advantage, compared to a boat of the same size with a rigid hull, of being significantly lighter, and of occupying a small volume when not in use.
  • the front and side walls are inflatable and foldable, each forming a circular section coil filled with air.
  • the bottom (floor) of the boat is either foldable (case of an inflatable / foldable boat) or rigid (case of a semi-rigid boat).
  • lower / “upper” are defined in relation to the vertical axis, which is perpendicular to the bottom of the boat which extends in a horizontal plane in normal use of the boat. This vertical axis is perpendicular to the waterline surface in normal use of the boat.
  • boat passengers can sit inside the boat, and / or on the front wall and side wall. It would however be useful and advantageous to have in the boat a horizontal surface suitable for receiving a seated passenger, on which an object can be placed / transported, or else on which the passengers can walk to embark / disembark, while keeping the boat to its maximum foldable or semi-rigid character.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks.
  • the invention aims to provide a boat which has additional surface suitable for being a support for receiving one or more passengers and / or one or more objects, that is to say an element.
  • the boat comprises at least one inflatable and foldable longitudinal support and parallel to the side wall, the support comprising an inflatable tube and a foldable upper link which connects the tube with the upper part of the side wall, the upper link extending longitudinally along the side wall and forming in use a flat surface suitable for receiving an element.
  • the boat has a support which is able to receive a non-zero weight, for example one or more passengers or objects.
  • a non-zero weight for example one or more passengers or objects.
  • the inflatable and foldable nature of the support makes it possible to keep the boat its initial inflatable or semi-rigid character, that is to say that the support does not contribute to the rigidity of the boat.
  • the top link is a flexible membrane.
  • the top link is an inflatable piece.
  • the flat surface formed in use by the upper link is substantially horizontal.
  • the support is more suitable for serving as a support for an element, that is to say an object, an animal or a person.
  • the support is located inside and / or outside the boat relative to said side wall.
  • the support further comprises at least one lower connection which connects the coil with the side wall.
  • the support is better held against the side wall.
  • connection (s) between the coil and the side wall are removable so that the coil is removable relative to the side wall.
  • the bottom of the boat is foldable.
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a boat comprising a bottom 10 bordered radially outwardly by a wall 20 which comprises an inflatable and collapsible front wall 21, an inflatable and collapsible side wall 22, and a rear wall 23.
  • a wall 20 which comprises an inflatable and collapsible front wall 21, an inflatable and collapsible side wall 22, and a rear wall 23.
  • the rear wall 23 is rigid.
  • the side wall 22 consists of a port side wall 22b and a starboard side wall 22a parallel to the port side wall 22b.
  • the bottom 10 can be rigid (in the case of a semi-rigid boat) or foldable.
  • the boat has an inflatable and collapsible longitudinal support 30 which extends parallel to the side wall 22, the support 30 comprising a strut inflatable 33 and a foldable upper link 31 which connects the rod 33 with the upper part of the side wall 22.
  • the upper link 31 is thus either a membrane or an inflatable part.
  • the upper link 31 is in tension and it defines a flat surface P extending longitudinally along the side wall 22 and forming a surface suitable for receiving and supporting an element 90.
  • This element 90 has a non-zero weight, and is either an object such as merchandise, or a person, or an animal.
  • the surface P acts as a bench on which this person can sit or walk.
  • the surface P can also act as a stretcher.
  • the flat surface P is horizontal, or inclined relative to the horizontal.
  • the support 30 is inflatable and foldable allows the boat to retain its at least partially inflatable character. It also makes it possible to reduce the volume and to retract the support 30 in situations where this support 30 is not used.
  • the coil 33 has a cylindrical shape with a circular section.
  • FIG. 1 This embodiment is illustrated in figure 1 , and in figure 2 which is a partial cross section of the figure 1 and which illustrates the starboard side wall 22a and the support 30.
  • the support 30 further includes a foldable lower link 32 which connects the strut 33 to another part of the boat.
  • the lower connection 32 connects the flange 33 to the lower part of the starboard side wall 22a, therefore to the side wall 22.
  • the lower link 32 is thus either a membrane (flexible membrane) or an inflatable part.
  • the upper link 31 connects the upper part of the flange 33 to the upper part of the starboard side wall 22a and is in tension.
  • the lower link 32 connects the lower part of the flange 33 to the lower part of the starboard side wall 22a and is in tension.
  • the flange 33 is therefore pressed against and held against the starboard side wall 22a by the upper link 31 and the lower link 32.
  • the contact zone between the flange 33 and the starboard side wall 22a is therefore located between the upper link 31 and the link lower 32.
  • the fixing between on the one hand either the upper link 31 or the lower link 32, and on the other hand either the rod 33 or the starboard side wall 22a is carried out by any suitable means, for example by permanent attachment (stitching, glue) or by removable fastener (velcro bands, rope passing through eyelets distributed longitudinally on the one hand along either the upper link 31 or the lower link 32, and on the other hand along either the coil 33 or the starboard side wall 22a.
  • At least one of the fasteners of the upper link 31 and at least one of the fasteners of the lower link 32 is removable.
  • the rod 33 is removable relative to the starboard side wall 22a.
  • figure 3 is illustrated a variant of the configuration according to figure 2 .
  • the lower link 32 is located at the level of the contact zone between the flange 33 and the starboard side wall 22a.
  • the strand 33 can have any shape other than cylindrical with a circular cross section.
  • the coil 33 is shaped to, once inflated, have an oblong cross section, elongated in the vertical direction, so that the coil 33 touches the bottom 10.
  • a lower connection 32 connects the coil 33 to the bottom 10 .
  • This embodiment is illustrated in figure 4 .
  • the flange 33 also touches the starboard side wall 22a.
  • a lower (additional) link 32 connects the flange 33 and the starboard side wall 22a at their contact zone.
  • the upper link 31 is an inflatable piece which is shaped to, when inflated, have an oblong cross section, elongated in the horizontal direction.
  • the upper link 31 is fixed at one of its ends to the upper part of the starboard side wall 22a.
  • the coil 33 has for example a circular section and is fixed to the other end of the upper link 31.
  • the lower link 32 connects the lower part of the flange 33 to the lower part of the starboard side wall 22a.
  • the flange 33 is therefore pressed against and held against the starboard side wall 22a by the upper link 31 and the lower link 32.
  • the contact zone between the flange 33 and the starboard side wall 22a is therefore located between the upper link 31 and the link lower 32.
  • a lower (additional) link 32 connects the flange 33 and the starboard side wall 22a at their contact zone.
  • the support 30 further comprises at least one lower connection 32 which connects the coil 33 with the side wall 22, which allows better securing of the coil 33 with the side wall 22.
  • the support 30 has been described as connected to the side wall 22 being located in the interior space of the boat.
  • the upper link 31 and, if present, the lower link (s) 32, are then located in the interior space of the boat.
  • the coil 33 is connected to the side wall 22 such that it is located outside the boat.
  • This embodiment is illustrated in figure 6 .
  • the support 30 is thus located outside the boat.
  • the upper link 31 and, if present, the lower link (or) 32 are connected to the side wall 22 as described above in the case where the support 30 is located in the interior space of the boat.
  • the difference with the cases where the bracket 30 is located inside the boat is that the upper link 31 and the lower link (s) 32 are connected to the outer part of the surface of the side wall 22 with respect to the center. of the boat, instead of being connected to the inner part of the side wall surface 22.
  • This configuration makes it possible to increase the seating surface of the boat while keeping the interior space of the boat available.
  • the support 30 has been described as connected to the starboard side wall 22a.
  • the port side wall 22b also carries a support 30, separate from the support 30 connected to the starboard side wall 22a.
  • the support 30 can also extend beyond the side wall 22, along the front wall 21 to the bow of the boat. In this case the support 30 can serve as a surface on which a passenger can lean to disembark and / or embark.
  • the support 30 is located inside and / or outside the boat with respect to the side wall 22, and the upper link 31 is fixed to the upper part of the side wall 22 or the upper part of the front wall 21 so as to leave the top of this upper part free.
  • this upper part is free of access and is able to support an element.
  • the boat may include several separate supports 30, located inside and / or outside the boat, on the starboard side wall 22a and / or on the port side wall 22b and / or on the front wall 21.
  • These supports 30 can be for example any of the supports 30 described above.

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FR2422135A1 (fr) * 1978-04-06 1979-11-02 Angeviniere Sa Installation d'un canon sur une embarcation pneumatique
EP1900626A1 (de) * 2006-09-13 2008-03-19 Discov'rib Schwimmeranordnung eines Schlauchboots mit starrem Rumpf und damit ausgestattetes Boot
FR3066751A1 (fr) * 2017-05-29 2018-11-30 Zodiac Milpro International Bateau gonflable avec paroi conformee en d

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US4545319A (en) * 1978-07-24 1985-10-08 Zodiac Pneumatic boats of the inflatable-deflatable type
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FR2422135A1 (fr) * 1978-04-06 1979-11-02 Angeviniere Sa Installation d'un canon sur une embarcation pneumatique
EP1900626A1 (de) * 2006-09-13 2008-03-19 Discov'rib Schwimmeranordnung eines Schlauchboots mit starrem Rumpf und damit ausgestattetes Boot
FR3066751A1 (fr) * 2017-05-29 2018-11-30 Zodiac Milpro International Bateau gonflable avec paroi conformee en d

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