Deck extender for watercraft
AssigneeYamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
InventorsScott Jeffery Watkins, Erik Allen Holmen, Robert Owen Brady, Brian Travis Johnson, Louis Robert Doucette, Michael James Ricciardi
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Abstract
A deck extender for a personal watercraft can include a deck member supported in a cantilevered configuration over an edge of the deck of the personal watercraft. The deck extender can include mounting sleeves fixed to an upper deck of a personal watercraft with mounting tabs of the deck member received within the mounting sleeves. The deck member can include mounting mechanisms having a receptacle and a pivoting cleat mounted above the receptacle configured for mounting accessories to the deck member. The deck member can have recessed channel members for mounting accessories.
Claims20
A deck extender kit for a personal watercraft, comprising:
- first and second mount members configured for mounting to an upper deck of a personal watercraft, the first and second mount members comprising first and second support surfaces, respectively, configured to be downwardly facing when the first and second mount members are mounted to the upper deck of the personal watercraft;
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- a deck member comprising an upper support surface, a lower surface, and first and second mounting tabs;
- wherein the first and second mounting tabs are configured to fit beneath the first and second support surfaces of the first and second mount members and above the upper deck of the personal watercraft respectively, and the upper support surface of the deck member having a dimension sufficiently large so as to extend beyond an outer edge of the upper deck of the personal watercraft when the first and second mounting tabs are disposed below the first and second support surfaces and above the upper deck of the personal watercraft, respectively;
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- wherein the first and second mount members are configured to support the deck member in a cantilevered manner with a portion of the deck member extending over an edge of the personal watercraft, in use.
A deck extender for a personal watercraft, comprising:
- a deck member for mounting to an upper deck of a personal watercraft, the deck member comprising an upper support surface, a lower surface, and first and second mounting tabs configured with sufficient strength to support the deck member in a cantilevered configuration on a rear portion of an upper deck of a personal watercraft.
A personal watercraft, comprising:
- an upper deck comprising an upper deck surface and first and second downwardly facing support surfaces;
- a deck member comprising an upper support surface, a lower surface, and first and second mounting tabs configured to fit below the first and second downwardly facing support surfaces;
- wherein the first and second downwardly facing support surfaces are configured to resist upward movement of the first and second mounting tabs and thereby support the deck member in a cantilevered manner with a portion of the deck member extending over an outer edge of the upper deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.