Re: [Paddlewise] 1874 sponson patent

I was just about to ask what was happening in the spittoons case.  

I like this patent.  Is there anyone on the list (preferably near D.C.) who can
write a letter challenging the new spittoon patent.

GaryJ

Paul Raymond wrote:
> 
> I was looking for paper boat patents, but came across patent number 151,400
> dated May 26, 1874 called An Improvement in Lifeboats. It describes it as
> so:
> 
> "... a pair of flexible and expansible bustles, attached to the outer sides
> thereof, below the gunwales, which bustles, when inflated, will serve to
> increase the buoyancy of the boat; also where boats are fitted with such
> bustles, to provide metallic outriggers and fenders to protect the said
> bustles."
> 
> Look like sponsons to me. Is this one of the earliest sponson patents out
> there? Any others?
> 
> Paul
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
> MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*.
> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
> 
> ***************************************************************************
> PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed
> here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire
> responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author.
> Submissions:     PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net
> Subscriptions:   PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net
> Website:         http://www.paddlewise.net/
> ***************************************************************************

-- 
Director, Family Canoeing Centre
Recreational canoeing courses for the whole family.
***************************************************************************
PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed
here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire
responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author.
Submissions:     PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net
Subscriptions:   PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net
Website:         http://www.paddlewise.net/
***************************************************************************