# US 11,027,797 B1 · Personal watercraft > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,027,797 B1 - Document ID: US11027797B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/730,144 - Filed: 2019-12-30 - Published: 2021-07-01 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-30 - Assignees: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Yoshinobu Uozumi; Hideaki Ebisui - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027797B1 ## CPC - B63B 34/10: Power-driven personal watercraft, e.g. water scooters (water jet propulsion B63H11/00; jet steering B63H25/46); Accessories therefor - B63B 19/14: Hatch covers (opening devices in general E05F) - B63B 2201/20: Antenna or mast - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) ## Abstract A personal watercraft includes: a watercraft body made of a resin; a handle projecting upward from the watercraft body; a meter display device disposed above the watercraft body and forward of the handle; a meter cover made of a resin and covering a space from above, the space being adjacent to and forward of the meter display device and being in contact with an upper surface of the watercraft body and a forward surface of the meter display device; and an antenna disposed in the space. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A personal watercraft comprising: a watercraft body made of a resin; a handle projecting upward from the watercraft body; a meter display device disposed above the watercraft body and forward of the handle; a meter cover made of a resin and covering a space from above, the space being adjacent to and forward of the meter display device and being in contact with an upper surface of the watercraft body and a forward surface of the meter display device; and an antenna disposed in the space, wherein the antenna projects obliquely upward and forward when the personal watercraft is at rest. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The personal watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the watercraft body comprises a handle connection portion to which the handle is connected and an antenna mounting portion on which the antenna is mounted, the antenna mounting portion is located at a higher level than the handle connection portion, and the antenna projects upward from the antenna mounting portion. ### Claim 3 A personal watercraft comprising: a watercraft body made of a resin; a handle projecting upward from the watercraft body; a meter display device disposed above the watercraft body and forward of the handle; a meter cover made of a resin and covering a space from above, the space being adjacent to and forward of the meter display device and being in contact with an upper surface of the watercraft body and a forward surface of the meter display device; and an antenna disposed in the space, wherein the watercraft body comprises an apex portion which is the highest portion of the watercraft body, a front inclined surface adjacent to the apex portion and extending forward and downward from the apex portion, and a rear inclined surface adjacent to the apex portion and extending rearward and downward from the apex portion, the meter display device is supported by the rear inclined surface, and the antenna is mounted on the front inclined surface. ### Claim 4 A personal watercraft comprising: a watercraft body made of a resin; a handle projecting upward from the watercraft body; a meter display device disposed above the watercraft body and forward of the handle; a meter cover made of a resin and covering a space from above, the space being adjacent to and forward of the meter display device and being in contact with an upper surface of the watercraft body and a forward surface of the meter display device; an antenna disposed in the space; and a hatch cover made of a resin, the hatch cover being mounted on a front portion of the watercraft body and located forward of the meter cover, wherein the front inclined surface of the watercraft body is provided with a main opening through which an accommodation space inside the watercraft body is open upward, the main opening being closable by the hatch cover, the front inclined surface is further provided with at least one auxiliary opening into which at least one intake duct is fitted, the auxiliary opening being located between the main opening and the apex portion, the meter display device is disposed to extend obliquely upward and forward, the antenna is supported by a portion of the front inclined surface, the portion being closer to the apex portion than is a center of the auxiliary opening, the antenna extends along a direction in which the meter display device extends, and an upper end of the antenna as viewed in plan is located forward of the meter display device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The personal watercraft according to claim 4, wherein the at least one auxiliary opening comprises a pair of auxiliary openings arranged in a leftward/rightward direction, the at least one intake duct comprises a pair of intake ducts made of a resin, the intake ducts are inserted in the auxiliary openings, respectively, each of the intake ducts comprises an inlet portion projecting upward from the front inclined surface, and the antenna is disposed between the inlet portions of the intake ducts in the leftward/rightward direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The personal watercraft according to claim 3, wherein the space is defined by a front inclined surface, a front surface of the meter display device and an inner surface of the meter cover. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The personal watercraft according to claim 3, wherein the watercraft body comprises a handle connection portion to which the handle is connected and an antenna mounting portion on which the antenna is mounted, the antenna mounting portion is located at a higher level than the handle connection portion, and the antenna projects upward from the antenna mounting portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The personal watercraft according to claim 4, wherein the watercraft body comprises a handle connection portion to which the handle is connected and an antenna mounting portion on which the antenna is mounted, the antenna mounting portion is located at a higher level than the handle connection portion, and the antenna projects upward from the antenna mounting portion.