Inflatable swim platform for water sports
OwnerScott Woodinventor
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Abstract
A swim platform for attachment to a boat includes a rearwardly tapered inflatable body including a top surface capable of supporting a standing person, an outer perimeter including a forward wall, an aft wall, and a port sidewall and a starboard sidewall extending between the forward wall and aft wall. The forward wall is positionable adjacent the transom. The forward wall is longer than the aft wall and is configured not to extend laterally beyond the starboard and port sides at the transom. The swim platform may be left in the water while the boat is moving and is designed not to interfere with the boat's wake.
Claims8
A method of operating a boat, the method comprising:
- driving a boat forward through water creating a wake behind the boat, the boat having a planing hull having starboard and port sides extending aft to a stern having a transom extending laterally between the starboard and port sides;
- and
- towing, while driving the boat, an inflatable floating swim platform attached to the stern behind the transom, the swim platform including:
- a rearwardly tapered inflatable body defined by an outer perimeter including a forward wall adjacent the transom, an aft wall, and a port sidewall and a starboard sidewall extending between the forward wall and aft wall;
- wherein the forward wall is longer than the aft wall and the forward wall does not extend laterally beyond the starboard and port sides at the transom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.