| US 7,461,607 B2 | ||
| Apparatus for attaching a pontoon to a watercraft | ||
| Michael Bruce Reilly, 10766 Doncaster Crescent, Delta, BC V4C 8A6 (Canada); Bradley Ryan Madu, 4901 205A Street, Langley, BC V3A 2A8 (Canada); Phillip Noel Carter, 19650 55A Avenue, Langley V3A 3X2 (Canada); and Scott Billings, 203-5668 192nd Street, Langley V3S 2V7 (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/278,391. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0039535 A1, Feb. 22, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B63B 1/00 (2006.01); B63B 3/00 (2006.01); B63B 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 114—61.15 [114/61.1; 114/88] | 19 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for attaching a pontoon to a hull, comprising:
(a) a first quick-coupler adapted to be connected to the pontoon; and
(b) a second quick-coupler, complemental with the first quick-coupler, connected to the hull,
(c) wherein the first and second quick-couplers together have at least three of the following:
(i) lugs that close back on themselves to form one of an open loop and a closed loop;
(ii) multiple lugs arranged in a triangle;
(iii) both a fixed hook and a latch;
(iv) two hooks that engage the same lug; and
(v) two non-parallel hooks that engage the same lug.
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