US 12,459,601 B2
Multiple chine pontoon boat
Bradley Roy Fishburn, Nappanee, IN (US); and Gabriel A. Marshall, Three Rivers, MI (US)
Assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/644,564.
Application 18/644,564 is a continuation of application No. 18/144,270, filed on May 8, 2023, granted, now 11,993,347.
Application 18/144,270 is a continuation of application No. 17/228,283, filed on Apr. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,661,148, issued on May 30, 2023.
Application 17/228,283 is a continuation of application No. 16/668,948, filed on Oct. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,192,610, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270349 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 35/38 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 1/125 (2013.01) [B63B 35/38 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pontoon boat, comprising:
a plurality of longitudinally extending pontoons including a first outer pontoon, a second outer pontoon, and a middle pontoon positioned intermediate the first outer pontoon and the second outer pontoon;
a deck supported atop the plurality of longitudinally extending pontoons; and
a plurality of foils configured to provide lift for planning of the pontoon boat, each of the plurality of foils coupled to a respective pontoon of the plurality of longitudinally extending pontoons, the plurality of foils including:
a first foil coupled to and extending longitudinally along the first outer pontoon for a first length; and
a second foil coupled to and extending longitudinally along the middle pontoon for a second length;
wherein at least a portion of the first foil is positioned vertically below an entirety of the second foil, and
wherein the first foil extends longitudinally along the first outer pontoon for a first length and the second foil extends longitudinally along the middle pontoon for a second length, wherein the first length is approximately half the second length.