Global Patent Index - EP 3160835 B1

EP 3160835 B1 20180228 - SEMI-RIGID INFLATABLE WATERCRAFT

Title (en)

SEMI-RIGID INFLATABLE WATERCRAFT

Title (de)

HALBSTARRES AUFBLASBARES WASSERFAHRZEUG

Title (fr)

EMBARCATION AQUATIQUE GONFLABLE SEMI-RIGIDE

Publication

EP 3160835 B1 20180228 (EN)

Application

EP 15738415 A 20150623

Priority

  • GB 201411230 A 20140624
  • GB 2015051815 W 20150623

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2527535A] A semi-rigid inflatable boat 10, or "S-RIB", comprising permanently interconnected inflatable gunwale 12, a flexible bow hull portion 18 and a rigid hull portion16 which may be located aft of the flexible bow hull portion. The S-RIB may additionally comprise a flexible hull portion 18 located aft of the rigid hull portion. The flexible hull portions may be suitably inflatable, and in certain embodiments comprise an air cell structure, but in preferred embodiments, comprise a drop-stitch structure (114, Fig 11), which renders them substantially rigid when inflated.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 7/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B63B 5/24 (2013.01 - US); B63B 7/082 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B63B 7/085 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B63B 34/60 (2020.02 - US); B63H 11/02 (2013.01 - US); B63H 21/14 (2013.01 - US); B63H 21/38 (2013.01 - US); B63H 23/34 (2013.01 - US); B63H 25/46 (2013.01 - US); B63B 2029/043 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201411230 D0 20140806; GB 2527535 A 20151230; EP 3160835 A1 20170503; EP 3160835 B1 20180228; US 2017158288 A1 20170608; WO 2015198026 A1 20151230

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201411230 A 20140624; EP 15738415 A 20150623; GB 2015051815 W 20150623; US 201515321569 A 20150623