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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Proxamus Llc, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventor:
Eduardo Valverde, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Proxamus LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 45/04 (2006.01); B63B 13/00 (2006.01); B63B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 45/04 (2013.01); B63B 13/00 (2013.01); B63B 17/00 (2013.01); B63B 2017/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A garboard drain plug system comprising an ergonomic grip which may aid in tightening and loosening the drain plug by hand without special tools. The garboard drain plug system may comprise a light ring which may surround a garboard, and thereby illuminate an area adjacent to, or surrounding, the garboard. Together, the ergonomic drain plug, garboard, and lighted garboard ring may act alone or in cooperation to provide a method of controlling communication of a fluid through a drain of a hull or transom of a boat or vessel.