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US 11,685,480 B2Granted
Drop stitch inflatable seat
AssigneeBote, LLC
InventorCorey Cooper
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Abstract
A seat made of drop stitch material has a back panel, a bottom panel, and a support panel, where the back and bottom panels are adjustably and detachably connected to each other at a substantially orthogonal orientation, and the support portion tilts or reclines the seat into a recumbent position which is advantageous for paddling while sitting on the upper surface of a watercraft.
Claims13
A seat for use with a watercraft having an upper surface, comprising:
- a bottom panel made of inflatable drop stitch material including an upper surface and a lower surface and a peripheral sidewall;
- a back panel made of inflatable drop stitch material including a first surface and a rear surface and a peripheral sidewall;
- first means for connecting the bottom panel to the back panel;
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- second means for connecting the bottom panel to the upper surface of the watercraft;
- wherein the first means comprises a rail bonded to the peripheral sidewall of the back panel, and a track adhesively bonded to the upper surface of the bottom panel, wherein a protrusion on the end of the rail slides into the track to provide a strong, detachable and pivotal connection between the back panel and the bottom panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.