Patent ID: 6871607
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: B63B,E02B

Abstract:
1. A pontoon, said pontoon comprising: a plurality of generally elongated shell segments, each said shell segment being made out of a generally rigid material, each said shell segment defining a pair of generally opposed segment longitudinal ends, at least one of said segment longitudinal ends being a segment connecting end; each said shell segment having a segment peripheral wall surrounding a segment inner volume and defining at least one end aperture extending into said segment inner volume from said segment connecting end, said plurality of shell segments connecting to each other with a male-female engagement into an end-to-end configuration so as to form a generally elongated shell, said shell defining a shell longitudinal axis extending through said plurality of shell segments, said male-female engagement including a male segment connecting end connectable to an adjacent female segment connecting end, said female segment connecting end being a longitudinal end portion of said segment peripheral wall; a filling component positioned within said segment inner volumes, said filling component being made out of a generally buoyant material, said filling component being slidably and successively insertable through said at least one end apertures in a direction generally along said shell longitudinal axis and towards corresponding said opposed segment longitudinal end, the volume of said filling component being such that the combination of said shell and said filling component forms a generally buoyant combination.