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.
Claims16
A watercraft, comprising:
- a hull made of plastic and comprising a unitary, single-piece structure;
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- a grip that is integral with the hull, the grip being located such that it straddles a fore-and-aft center of gravity of the hull, and the grip comprising:
- a recess that is formed in, and is integral with, the hull;
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- an undercut that is integral with the hull and communicates with the recess, and the undercut is configured and arranged to accommodate portions of one or more fingers of a hand of a user.
A watercraft, comprising:
- a hull made of plastic and comprising a unitary, single-piece structure;
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- a first grip and a second grip that are integral with the hull, and one, or both, of the first grip and the second grip comprise:
- a recess that is formed in, and is integral with, the hull;
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- an undercut that is integral with the hull and communicates with the recess, and the undercut is configured and arranged to accommodate portions of one or more fingers of a hand of a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.