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.
Claims35
A deck extender for a personal watercraft with an upper deck extended to a rear side of a passenger seat, comprising:
- a deck member comprising:
- an upper support surface;
- a lower surface;
- and
- one or more mounting structures for affixing the deck member to the upper deck of the personal watercraft;
- wherein the one or more mounting structures support the deck member in a cantilevered configuration relative to the personal watercraft and the one or more mounting structures mount a fixed end of the deck member at lower positions than the upper support surface of the deck member.
A deck member for a personal watercraft, the deck member comprising:
- an upper support surface including one or more anchor rails exposed to an outer environment;
- and
- a lower surface including a recess for mounting a ladder assembly;
- wherein the deck member extends beyond an edge of a rear deck of a personal watercraft;
- and
- wherein the deck member is mounted on a top surface of a rear deck of the personal watercraft with one or more mounting structures that mount a fixed end of the deck member at lower positions than the upper support surface of the dock member.
A personal watercraft, comprising:
- an upper deck comprising an upper deck surface rearward of one or more seats;
- a deck member comprising an upper support surface, a lower surface, and
- one or more mounting structures for affixing the deck member to the personal watercraft;
- wherein the one or more mounting structures support the deck member in a cantilevered configuration relative to a rear portion of the personal watercraft and the one or more mounting structures mount a fixed end of the deck member at lower positions than the upper support surface of the deck member;
- and
- wherein a portion of the deck member extends over an outer edge of the upper deck.
A personal watercraft, comprising:
- an upper deck comprising an upper deck surface rearward of one or more seats;
- and
- a deck member comprising an upper support surface, a lower surface, and one or more mounting structures for affixing the deck member to an upper deck of a personal watercraft;
- wherein a portion of the deck member extends over an outer edge of the upper deck rearwardly, and the one or more mounting structures mount a fixed end of the deck member at lower positions than the upper support surface of the deck member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.