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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
May. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tatsuya Yoshida, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114357 ; 114270 ;
Abstract
An improved watercraft hull design includes an integral locator mechanism to establish the location and the orientation of a bulkhead within the watercraft hull. The locator mechanism includes a plurality of posts that cooperate with a plurality of openings. The posts are formed on the hull, and the openings are formed in the bulkhead. The corresponding pairings of post and opening cooperate with one another to set the desired location and orientation of the bulkhead with the hull. Fasteners can be used to further fix the position of the bulkhead.