Apparatuses and methods for watercraft pump assemblies and controls
AssigneeSkier's Choice, Inc.
InventorRichard Lawrence Hartman
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Abstract
A watercraft pump assembly for pumping fluid, the pump assembly including a pump intake adapter that creates a conduit through which fluid may flow; a pump coupled to the pump intake adapter to convey the fluid through the conduit; processing circuitry configured to control the pump, the processing circuitry comprising at least one computer interface; and a tablet computer coupled to the computer interface, the tablet computer comprising a user interface. Other systems and methods are provided.
Claims20
A watercraft pump assembly for pumping a level of fluid from a surface to be drained, the pump assembly comprising:
- a pump intake adapter with an open conduit through which fluid may flow;
- a pump connection on the pump intake adapter in fluid communication with the open conduit;
- a pump coupled to the pump connection on the pump intake adapter to convey the fluid away from the pump intake adapter;
- processing circuitry configured to control the pump, the processing circuitry comprising at least one computer interface;
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- a tablet computer coupled to the computer interface, the tablet computer having a user interface including at least one of switches, visual indicators, and audible indicators.
A method comprising:
- providing a watercraft including a hull defining a bilge;
- providing a pump with a pump intake adapter, and an open conduit between the pump intake adapter and the bilge through which fluid may flow;
- providing a connection on the pump intake adapter, the connection being in fluid communication with the bilge;
- coupling the pump to the connection on the pump intake adapter to convey the fluid away from the pump intake adapter;
- providing processing circuitry configured to control the pump, the processing circuitry comprising at least one computer interface;
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- providing a tablet computer configured to control the pump, the tablet computer being coupled to the computer interface, the tablet computer having a touchscreen user interface using with which a user can control the pump and other aspects of the watercraft comprising at least one of navigation and speed.
A watercraft pump assembly for pumping fluid, the pump assembly comprising:
- a pump intake adapter that creates a conduit through which fluid may flow;
- a pump coupled to the pump intake adapter to convey the fluid through the conduit;
- processing circuitry configured to control the pump, the processing circuitry comprising at least one computer interface;
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- a tablet computer coupled to the computer interface, the tablet computer comprising a user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.