PETER MICHAEL FLOOD
Pilots at Nc Hwy 42, Holly Springs, NC

License number
North Carolina A4453577
Issued Date
Mar 2016
Expiration Date
Mar 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
9250 Nc Highway 42, Holly Springs, NC 27540

Professional information

Peter Flood Photo 1

Light-Weight Portable Folding Boat

US Patent:
2012016, Jun 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec 21, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/332479
Inventors:
Peter M. Flood - Holly Springs NC, US
Ralph C. Hoehn - Hanover NH, US
Assignee:
THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY, LLC - Holly Springs NC
International Classification:
B63B 7/08
US Classification:
114353
Abstract:
A folding boat includes a pair of stringer tube assemblies arranged for extending longitudinally when assembled and the stringer tubes of each pair of the assemblies connected by hinges to respective adjacent stringer tubes at the hinges. The stringer tubes assemblies are received within a waterproof skin. Frame members or butterfly frame members serve to connect to the assemblies of the stringer tubes within the skin to provide a frame for the waterproof skin. Fabric inflatable tubes are located within the skin, each having a seam for having the assembled stringer tubes assemblies nestled within when assembled in the frame.


Peter Flood Photo 2

Folding Boat

US Patent:
7383787, Jun 10, 2008
Filed:
Jun 7, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/810756
Inventors:
Peter Michael Flood - Holly Springs NC, US
International Classification:
B63B 7/00, B63B 35/00
US Classification:
114353, 114347
Abstract:
The folding boat includes bow and stern members made up of a pair of tubes connectable to each other through a pin mechanism. A polarity of chines extend the length of the boat and are made up of connected tubes which can be disconnected amidships. Cockpit tubes serve to define a cockpit region and are interconnected by hinges and by pin clips to allow folding along two axis approximating one-forth of its assembled size.