Claims
- 1. A boat comprising a hull means including a bottom portion and upstanding wall portions, said hull means having an inner surface, an outer surface, longitudinally extending, laterally spaced sides, sponson means along at least a portion of each side of said hull means, said sponson means including upper and lower ends, inner and outer portions and defining an enclosed flotation chamber, flotation means carried within said flotation chamber, said sponson means being defined by a first upwardly extending member having upper and lower end portions, a second upwardly extending member having upper and lower end portions, the major extent of said second member being spaced laterally from the major extent of said first member, and a laterally directed flange at said upper end portion of said second member extending over said upper end portion of said first member, said upper end portion of said second member terminating in a second member lip means, and connecting means resiliently engaging said upper end portion of said first member with said second member lip means to secure said flotation means within said flotation chamber, said upper end portion of said first member terminating in a first member lip means including an outwardly and downwardly reverted first lip member, said second member including an inwardly and downwardly extending end portion terminating in an upwardly extending second lip member engaged under said first lip member, and said connecting means being defined by the resilience of said second member, said resilience being independent of the flotation means, and said resilience normally biasing said second lip member into securing engagement with said first lip member for maintaining said flotation means within said flotation chamber.
- 2. The boat of claim 1 wherein said flotation means is expanded polystyrene.
- 3. The boat of claim 1 wherein one of said members is integral with said hull means.
- 4. The boat of claim 3 wherein said first member is integral with said upwardly extending wall portions of said hull means at its lower end portion.
- 5. The boat of claim 3 further including securing means connecting said lower end portion of the other of said members to said hull means.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 682,636 filed May 3, 1976.
US Referenced Citations (7)
Foreign Referenced Citations (2)
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1,341,497 |
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2,223,056 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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