Aft-facing transom seating for a boat
AssigneeMasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
InventorsChadrick E. Curts, Daniel P. Vieira, Rosemary M. Bennett, David F. Ekern
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Abstract
A boat, having a transom, includes an aft-facing seat. The aft-facing seat may be positioned proximate to the transom and includes a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle in a direction extending from aft to fore. A plurality of handles may be provided for the aft-facing seat, with one at an outboard side and another at an inboard side. The aft-facing seat may be configured to be occupied by a person while the boat is moving through the water such that the person's legs extend aft, over the transom.
Claims20
A boat comprising:
- a hull including a bow, a transom, and port and starboard sides;
- an aft-facing seat positioned proximate to the transom, the aft-facing seat including a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle, the downward angle extending in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the seat bottom is higher than a forward portion of the seat bottom;
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- a plurality of handles, one of the handles positioned at an outboard side of the aft-facing seat and another one of the handles positioned at an inboard side of the aft-facing seat.
A boat comprising:
- a hull including a bow, a transom, port and starboard sides, and port and starboard gunwales;
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- an aft-facing seat positioned proximate to the transom, the aft-facing seat capable of being occupied by a person while the boat is moving through the water, the aft-facing seat including:
- a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle in a direction extending from aft to fore, a majority of the seat bottom being positioned forward of the transom such that, when the aft-facing seat is occupied by the person, a majority of the person's body is positioned forward of the transom;
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- a seatback that joins the seat bottom at an intersecting location, the intersecting location being forward of the transom and below the gunwales such that such that, when the aft-facing seat is occupied by the person, the person's hips are positioned forward of the transom and lower than the gunwales.
A boat comprising:
- a hull including a bow, a transom, and port and starboard sides;
- an aft-facing seat positioned proximate to the transom and configured to be occupied by a person while the boat is moving through the water such that the person's legs extend aft, over the transom, the aft-facing seat including a seat bottom;
- a swim platform;
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- a footrest, the footrest being (i) attached to the transom and (ii) positioned below the seat bottom and above the swim platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.