Molded-in boat grip
AssigneeLifetime Products, Inc.
InventorsSamuel S. Robbins, Dennis Jay Norman
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Abstract
In one example, a method includes positioning, within a mold, a device with a movable element that defines a portion of a volume, and the volume is contained within the mold, as part of a molding process, at least partly defining a molded watercraft by introducing plastic into the mold, disposing the plastic about the movable element, and with the movable element, excluding the plastic from the portion of the volume that is defined by the movable element so as to define a recess and an undercut that are integral with the watercraft and extend lengthwise with respect to a centerline of the watercraft, and the recess and undercut are integral, and communicate, with each other.
Claims8
A watercraft, comprising:
- a hull comprising a unitary, single-piece structure that is substantially hollow, and made of plastic;
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- a grip that is integral with the hull, the grip comprising:
- a recess that is formed in a skin of the hull and is integral with the hull;
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- an undercut that is formed in the skin of the hull proximate an edge of the recess, wherein the undercut is integral with the hull and communicates with the recess, and wherein the undercut is sized and configured to accommodate portions of one or more fingers of a hand of a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.