Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pontoon or hull adjustment system
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Application No.: US18157238Application Date: 2023-01-20
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Publication No.: US12077261B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Bernard F. Garceau
- Applicant: NORCO INDUSTRIES, iNC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Compton
- Assignee: NORCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: NORCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Compton
- Agency: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- Agent Mark A. Watkins
- Main IPC: B63B39/02
- IPC: B63B39/02 ; B63B35/38 ; B63B39/14

Abstract:
A boat may have a deck and a plurality of pontoons or hulls supporting the deck of the boat. The boat may include a starboard side pontoon, a port side pontoon, and possibly a middle pontoon. A positioning assembly may be provided with one or more of the foregoing pontoons. Each of the positioning assemblies may comprise a link assembly and an actuator provided to position the toon between the retracted position and the extended position. The boat may further include a leveling control system having a controller and a level sensor configured to detect an attitude of the deck, the controller in communication with the actuators and cause actuation of either or both of the actuators to extend or retract the port side toon and/or the starboard side toon based on data received from the level sensor indicative of the deck attitude.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230150618A1 PONTOON OR HULL ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-05-18
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