BOAT EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING APPARATUS

摘要

An expandable and contractible safety barrier for a boat includes a first barrier portion and a second barrier portion. The first barrier portion includes a first outside hinge portion. The second barrier portion includes a second outside hinge portion. The first barrier portion is pivotally connected to the second barrier portion by a middle hinge. The middle hinge is locate on an end of the first barrier portion opposite the first outside hinge portion and on an end of the second barrier portion opposite the second outside hinge portion. A latching device that removably attaches the first barrier portion to a fixed barrier includes a pin about which the first outside hinge portion pivots.

主权项

1. A safety barrier, comprising:
a first rigid barrier; a second rigid barrier; a first barrier portion pivotally connected by a first outside hinge to the first rigid barrier; a second barrier portion pivotally connected by a second outside hinge to the second rigid barrier; a middle hinge that pivotally connects an end of the first barrier portion opposite the first outside hinge to an end of the second barrier portion opposite the second outside hinge.