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US 10,308,321 B1Granted
Devices and methods for wake tuning
AssigneeCorrect Craft IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsEric J. Miller, William F. Waits, Jr.
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Abstract
Flow modifiers are positioned at one or more discrete points along the underside of a boat hull to generate secondary wakes that interfere with the primary wake generated by the boat hull and result in a desired modified wake useful for various watersports. The flow modifiers are formed integrally with the boat hull or affixed thereto, and can be selectively extendable and retractable relative thereto.
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A watersports boat comprising:
- a boat hull having an underside and generating a primary wake during movement through a body of water;
- a first flow modifier affixed to the underside and selectively extendable and retractable relative thereto, the first flow modifier being dimensioned to generate a first secondary wake during movement through a body of water when extended, the first secondary wake interfering with the primary wake to generate a modified wake;
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- a second flow modifier affixed to the underside and selectively extendable and retractable relative thereto, the second flow modifier being dimensioned to generate a second secondary wake during movement through a body of water when extended, the second secondary wake further interfering with the primary wake to generate the modified wake;
- wherein the first and second flow modifiers are both mounted to a first side of a longitudinal centerline of the boat hull.
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A watersports boat comprising:
- a boat hull having an underside terminating at a trailing edge and generating a primary wake during movement through a body of water;
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- a plurality of flow modifiers located adjacent the trailing edge, each of the plurality of flow modifiers being dimensioned to generate a respective secondary wake during movement through a body of water, the respective secondary wakes interfering with the primary wake to generate a modified wake;
- wherein at least a portion of the plurality of wake modifiers have a width transverse a longitudinal centerline of the boat hull no greater than two inches.
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A watersports boat comprising:
- a boat hull having an underside and generating a primary wake during movement through a body of water;
- and
- a first flow modifier affixed to the underside and selectively extendable and retractable relative thereto, the first flow modifier being dimensioned to generate a first secondary wake during movement through a body of water when extended, the first secondary wake interfering with the primary wake to generate a modified wake;
- wherein a width of the first flow modifier transverse a longitudinal centerline of the boat hull is no greater than two inches.
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A watersports boat comprising:
- a boat hull having an underside and generating a primary wake during movement through a body of water;
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- a first flow modifier affixed to the underside and selectively extendable and retractable relative thereto, the first flow modifier being dimensioned to generate a first secondary wake during movement through a body of water when extended, the first secondary wake interfering with the primary wake to generate a modified wake;
- wherein the first flow modifier extends between ¼ and ¾ inch below any adjacent portion of the underside when fully extended.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.