DETACHABLE CATAMARAN Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: tourism watercraft. SUBSTANCE: protective outer skin of each inflatable float consists of lower part in form of strip with symmetrical angular bevels meeting at center of ends of this strip and joined at each of these ends and upper part in form of flattened sheet oval with pointed ends; upper part is lens-shaped in its form. Length of oval measured between its pointed ends in plane of sheet is less than distance between centers of ends of strip of lower part of outer protective skin; joined to upper side edges of strip of this lower part which form closed line after joining the above-mentioned angular bevels over the entire their perimeter is upper part of outer protective skin of float; all seams of both parts of skin are located in upper portion of float; when assembled, float is spindle-shaped in form with taper fore and aft extremities. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 4 dwg