Aquatic show boat

• US 4,854,256 A
• Filed: 12/08/1987
• Issued: 08/08/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Takeshi Hayashi
• Original Assignee: Takeshi Hayashi
• Inventors: Hayashi, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Basinger, Sherman D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Avila, Stephen P.
• Application Number:
  US07/130,300
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 114/61, 114/66, 114/270
• US Class Current: 114/61.1
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2035/4426 Stationary floating buildings for human use, e.g. floating dwellings or floating restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 35/44 Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices construction methods for floating offshore platforms B63B75/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 30/00 Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation

Abstract

An aquatic show boat has a pair of separated, long narrow hulls joined in a parallel fashion (catamaran like) by a plurality of connecting pieces which together with both hulls enclose the perimeter of at least one activity area. Demonstrations, exhibits and recreation, etc. in an activity area can be viewed from observation decks provided on the hulls, or on the hulls and connecting pieces.

Claims

1. An aquatic show boat comprising:

a pair of long, narrow, spaced opposed, parallel port and starboard hulls for floating on a body of water;

a plurality of connecting pieces interconnecting said pair of hulls, said plurality of connecting pieces and said pair of hulls jointly defining an open activity area, having an upwardly open opening, and said at least one activity area being in fluid communication with the body of water when the show boat is in the body of water;

at least one observation deck attached to at least one of said plurality of connecting pieces and of said pair of hulls, and said at least one observation deck being adjacent to said opening of said at least one open activity area for providing viewing of said at least one activity area; and

means attached to said at least one observation deck for varying the size of said opening of said at least one activity area, and said means for varying the size of said opening of said at least one activity area including at least one substantially horizontally slidably attached activity area deck for covering and uncovering said opening.

2. A device as in claim 1, wherein said activity area deck is slidably attached to one of said plurality of connecting pieces for sliding over said opening for providing a deck.

3. A device as in claim 1, wherein said means for varying the size of said opening of said at least one open activity area includes means for movably attaching said at least one observation deck to said one of said plurality of connecting pieces and means for moving said at least one observation deck for varying the size of said opening.

4. A device as in claim 1, wherein the bottom of one connecting piece of said plurality of connecting piece is above the water level at a level different from the bottoms of the other ones of said plurality of connecting pieces when the show boat is in the body of water.

5. An aquatic show boat comprising:

a pair of long, narrow, spaced opposed, parallel port and starboard hulls for floating on a body of water;

a plurality of connecting pieces interconnecting said pair of hulls, said plurality of connecting pieces being above the water level, said plurality of connecting pieces and said pair of hulls jointly defining an open activity area, having an upwardly open opening, and said at least one activity area being in fluid communication with the body of water when the show boat is in the body of water;

at least one observation deck attached to one of said plurality of connecting pieces, and adjacent to said opening of said at least one open activity area for providing viewing of said at least one activity area;

means attached to said at least one observation deck for varying the size of said opening of said at least one activity area; and

a net attached to said plurality of connecting pieces and said pair of hulls, extending over substantially said entire activity area, being located in the body of water and below said opening in said activity area for receiving humans thereon from said at least one observation deck when the show boat is in the body of water, having mesh for passing water therethrough and retaining humans, and being sufficiently strong to support a plurality of humans thereon.

6. An aquatic show boat comprising:

a pair of long, narrow, spaced opposed, parallel port and starboard hulls for floating on a body of water;

a plurality of connecting pieces interconnecting said pair of hulls, said plurality of connecting pieces being above the water level, said plurality of connecting pieces and said pair of hulls jointly defining an open activity are having an upwardly open opening, and said at least one activity area being in fluid communication with the body of water when the show boat is in the body of water;

at least one observation deck attached to one of said plurality of connecting pieces, and adjacent to said opening of said at least one open activity area for providing viewing of said at least one activity area; and

at least one activity float, said activity float being narrower than the width of said activity area for being brought into said activity area between said pair of hulls and below said plurality of connecting pieces when said show boat is in the body of water.

7. A device as in claim 6, wherein said activity float includes a fish cultivation net.

8. A device as in claim 6, wherein said activity float includes a floating pool for holding water and fish therein and for supporting humans thereon.

9. A device as in claim 6, wherein the bottom of one connecting piece of said plurality of connecting pieces is above the water level at a level different from the bottoms of the other ones of said plurality of connecting pieces when the show boat is in the body of water.