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US 11,866,132 B2Granted
Retractable hull mounting data collecting system
AssigneeHobie Cat IP, LLC
InventorsJason Christopher Kardas, Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Philip James Dow, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin
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Abstract
A watercraft mounting system that embodies a moving mounting platform and a protective hull cavity which provides protection, prevents damage and improves storage of data collection systems.
Claims18
A watercraft comprising:
- a hull;
- a cavity along a bottom portion of the hull;
- a mounting platform configured to carry a data collection system;
- one or more support members suspending the mounting platform within the cavity, wherein the one or more support members are configured to allow at least a portion of the mounting platform and the data collection system to retract into the cavity in response to an external force on the portion of the data collection system;
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- a retraction device connected to the mounting platform, the retraction device being manually operable to retract the mounting platform into the cavity, wherein the retraction device comprises a pull handle manually operable to pull a cord to retract the mounting platform into the cavity.
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A mounting assembly for a watercraft, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a mounting platform configured to carry a data collection system;
- one or more support members attached to the mounting platform, the one or more support members configured to suspend the mounting platform within a cavity of the watercraft, wherein the one or more support members are configured to allow at least a portion of the mounting platform and the data collection system to retract into the cavity of the watercraft in response to an external force on the portion of the data collection system;
- and
- a retraction device connected to the mounting platform, the retraction device being manually operable to retract the mounting platform into the cavity, wherein the retraction device comprises a pull handle manually operable to pull a cord to retract the mounting platform into the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.