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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Pontoon Boat Llc, Elkhart, IN (US);
Inventors:
Trent Allan Eekhoff, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Brad Roy Fishburn, Nappanee, IN (US);
Jacob Steven Vogel, Granger, IN (US);
Anthony Duane Williams, Maryville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Pontoon Boat LLC, Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/00 (2006.01); B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 3/00 (2006.01); B63B 3/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/125 (2013.01); B63B 3/00 (2013.01); B63B 3/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a boat is provided which includes a deck; a plurality of pontoons extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the deck, the deck being attached to the pontoons; and a hull portion attached to and extending from one of the pontoons. The hull portion extends outwardly to a distance wider than the pontoon to which it is attached, and the hull portion extends farther rearwardly than any of the pontoons.