Boltrope attachment of flexible hull portion to ridig hull portion of rigid inflatable boats
CA 1283329 C · Owner: Cochran, William H. · Inventors: Cochran, William H.
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A rigid inflatable boat (RIB) has a rigid hull portion and a flexible hull portion with a connection between them. The connection is provided by a boltrope, or the like, received in a grooved anchor. The flexible hull portion includes an enclosure, preferably of a conforming fabric with a, number of inflatable bladders enclosed by the fabric. The boltrope is preferably attached to the fabric of the enclosure by textile tape and stitching. The enclosure fabric is impregnated with a finishing material, such as a resin, while in the position it will be in when containing inflated bladders, and is cured in that configuration A transom is pivotally mounted to the rigid hull portion, and braces …
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- Granted April 23, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 23, 2008.
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