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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
May. 05, 2004
Lionel Boudeau, Roses, ES;
Emmanuel Pommier, Figueres, ES;
Lionel Boudeau, Roses, ES;
Emmanuel Pommier, Figueres, ES;
Zodiac International, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
An inflatable boat with a V-shaped hull comprising at least a central longitudinal strip that is rigid, and that is made up of a plurality of longitudinal segments assembled together end-to-end, and secured together by releasable fixing means which comprise: at each side top end, at least one longitudinally-extending projecting finger on an end of one segment and at least one respective facing longitudinal recess provided in the abutting end of the adjacent segment; and, in the tip portion of the V-shape and inside the hull, at least one connection member on an end of one segment, and at least one corresponding connection member situated inside the adjacent segment, and a retaining pin suitable for being engaged through the mutually aligned perforations in the two connection members.