Patent ID: 6443088
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B63B,E05B,E05C,E05D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A pontoon boat comprising:a flotation device including at least two pontoons and a support frame extending between said pontoons; a deck disposed atop said support frame; a fence disposed generally around the perimeter of the deck and mounted to said deck, said fence having inner and outer sides and a top edge; a movable gate disposed in a gap in said fence and being hingedly connected to said fence at one side of the gap in said fence; a latch member connected to said fence at the inner side of said fence and at an opposite side of said gap from where the gate is hingedly connected to the fence, said latch extending into the gap in said fence to selectively latch said gate in a closed position; and a stop connected to said fence at said opposite side of said gap and extending into the gap at said outer side of said fence, said stop having at least a bottom portion and a top portion, said bottom portion being disposed in proximity to said deck and said top portion being disposed in proximity to the top edge of the fence, whereby the gate is blocked from swinging outwardly at at least two vertical locations by said stop.