Inflatable boat

Abstract

Inflatable boat comprising two inflatable buoyancy chambers (1) extending at least laterally and spaced apart by a rigid floor (3) at least transversely, at least one operator's seat (4) being fixed on said rigid floor and an operating console (5) being arranged in front of said seat, characterized in that: the seat (4) is provided with a support member (9) located in front of its seat part (6), the support member including at least one housing (10); the console (5) comprises a casing (12) that is equipped with at least one projecting spindle (13) with a shape that complements that of the housing (10) and is suitable for being fitted into it, the housing (10) and the spindle (13) being arranged such that, in the assembled position, the console is arranged in front of the seat within reach of the operator's hand.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to improvements made to inflatable boats comprising two inflatable buoyancy chambers extending at least laterally and spaced apart by a rigid floor at least transversely, at least one operator's seat being fixed on said rigid floor and an operating console being arranged in front of said seat. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART OF THE INVENTION [0002] In certain applications and / or conditions of use of such boats, even simply in order to simplify their manufacture, there may be a requirement for the motor assembly, i.e. not only the outboard motor or motors in particular (fixed on a rear panel extending between the end parts of the two buoyancy chambers), but also its control console arranged on the inside and generally towards the centre or the front of the boat and attached operationally to the motor by cables, to be assembled simply and rapidly. [0003] In currently known arrangements, operating consoles are generally included ...

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Benefits of technology

[0004] An object of the invention is to satisfy certain users who seek a compact operating console of simplified structure that is also as light as possible and can be assembled / dismantled very rapidly and very simply without tools.

[0011] In a version that is very advantageous because, in this case also, there is a simplified structure and a time saving during assembly / dismantling, the seat is a jockey seat resting on the rigid floor by means of an underframe, and said transverse bar is secured to the underframe; preferably, therefore, the underframe of the seat comprises at least one tubular arch in the form of an inverted U fixed transversely on the front of the seat part, and the bottom of the U forms the above-mentioned transverse bar.

[0017] The advantage offered by this type of boat is that of being able, despite the presence of a rigid underwater hull, to be dismantled easily and to be transported and / or stored in the form of a relatively small package (the motor generally forming a separate package). The arrangements according to the present invention are thus advantageously incorporated (although this is not their exclusive application) in the design of this type of boat so as, and therefore preferably in conjunction with other types of fitting, to form a boat whose simple, rapid assembly / dismantling can be carried out without tools.

[0023] the rest of the material arranged on the plate, under the seat and between the arches supporting the seat; whereby the entire assembly may be covered in a leaktight manner and strapped over the plate in order to constitute a package that is easy to transport and / or to store.

[0025] When the boat is equipped with two multiple jockey seats, provision may then advantageously be made, when making up the above-mentioned package, for the two longitudinal bars to be fixed, respectively, to the two seats: in this configuration, the spacing of the two support bars may be greater than in the configuration with a single jockey seat. These bars thus spaced apart form a more stable support for the equipment placed on top, and the package thus formed is less likely to lose its consistency during handling operations.

Problems solved by technology

It takes a long time to assemble them and dismantle them, and this requires the use of tools.

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