US2025108888A1PendingUtilityA1

Inflatable boat

Assignee: BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MAT CORPPriority: Sep 28, 2023Filed: Sep 26, 2024Published: Apr 3, 2025
Est. expirySep 28, 2043(~17.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Xianglin Zeng
B63B 13/00B63B 7/08B63B 34/22
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Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an inflatable boat, including: a base, which includes a first side portion, a second side portion and a central portion; a first tube segment, which is connected to the first side portion of the base to form a first inflatable tube; and a second tube segment, which is connected to the second side portion of the base to form a second inflatable tube. In the inflatable boat disclosed in the present application, the inflatable tubes are connected to the base in a sealing manner at a bow and a stern, which can prevent water from entering a cockpit of the inflatable boat and improve the dynamic drag and appearance of the inflatable boat.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An inflatable boat, comprising:
 a base comprising a first side portion, a second side portion and a central portion;   a first inflatable tube comprising a first tube segment and having a first end portion and a second end portion thereof; and   a second inflatable tube comprising a second tube segment having a first end portion and a second end portion thereof, wherein:
 the first tube segment is connected to the first side portion of the base; 
 the second tube segment is connected to the second side portion of the base; 
 the first end portion of the first inflatable tube is connected to the first end portion of the second inflatable tube, and 
 the second end portion of the first inflatable tube is connected to the second end portion of the second inflatable tube. 
   
     
     
         2 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first inflatable tube and the second inflatable tube respectively include a first air chamber and a second air chamber;   walls of the first air chamber include the first tube segment and the first side portion; and   walls of the second air chamber include the second tube segment and the second side portion.   
     
     
         3 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the inflatable boat further comprises a first spacer and a second spacer;   the first spacer is arranged at a position where the first end portion of the first inflatable tube is connected to the first end portion of the second inflatable tube; and   the second spacer is arranged at a position where the second end portion of the first inflatable tube is connected to the second end portion of the second inflatable tube.   
     
     
         4 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the first tube segment further comprises a first top segment and a first side segment, and the first top segment of the first tube segment and the first side segment of the first tube segment are connected to the first side portion of the base to form the first inflatable tube; and   the second tube segment further comprises a second top segment and a second side segment, and the second top segment of the second tube segment and the second side segment of the second tube segment are connected to the second side portion of the base to form the second inflatable tube.   
     
     
         5 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 4 , wherein an outer peripheral edge of the first spacer is connected to the first top segment of the first tube segment, the first side segment of the first tube segment, and the base. 
     
     
         6 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 5 , wherein the first spacer forms a common wall between the first inflatable tube and the second inflatable tube, the common wall formed by the first spacer preventing fluid communication between the first inflatable tube and the second inflatable tube. 
     
     
         7 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 4 , wherein the first spacer includes an orifice providing fluid communication between the first inflatable tube and the second inflatable tube. 
     
     
         8 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable boat further comprises an inflatable bottom board attached to the central portion, the inflatable bottom board having an outer peripheral edge arranged:
 between the first inflatable tube and the central portion; and   between the second inflatable tube and the central portion.   
     
     
         9 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 1 , wherein the base is formed from a single continuous piece of flexible material. 
     
     
         10 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 4 , wherein the inflatable boat further comprises a hatch cover sheet connected to the first inflatable tube and the second inflatable tube so as to form a covered cavity with: the first inflatable tube, the second inflatable tube, and the central portion of the base. 
     
     
         11 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 10 , wherein two side edges of the hatch cover sheet are respectively connected to the first top segment of the first tube segment and the second top segment of the second tube segment. 
     
     
         12 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 8 , wherein the central portion of the base comprises drains and the inflatable bottom board comprises drain recesses; and
 the drains are arranged at intervals at the central portion of the base and the drain recesses are arranged corresponding to the drains.   
     
     
         13 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 5 , wherein the inflatable boat further comprises a first reinforcing strip;
 the first reinforcing strip extends along the outer peripheral edge of the first spacer; and   the first reinforcing strip is arranged at positions where the first spacer is connected to the first top segment of the first tube segment, the first side segment of the first tube segment, and the base.   
     
     
         14 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 13 , wherein the inflatable boat further comprises a second reinforcing strip; and
 the second reinforcing strip is arranged at connections between the first top segment of the first tube segment, the first side segment of the first tube segment, and the first side portion of the base.   
     
     
         15 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 4 , wherein the first top segment of the first tube segment and the second top segment of the second tube segment are each of an arcuate-shaped structure. 
     
     
         16 . The inflatable boat according to  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable boat comprises a material including a TPU composite material.

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