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US 12,263,921 B1Granted
Marine vessels having a modifiable wake and devices for modifying a wake of a marine vessel
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorMatthew C. Pienta
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AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorMatthew C. Pienta
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A device for modifying a wake of a marine vessel having a hull. The hull extends between a bow and a transom in a longitudinal direction and between sides in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The sides each extend between a top and a bottom in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and to the lateral direction. A panel is movably coupled to one of the sides of the hull and movable into and between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, the panel extends along the one of the sides of the hull. The panel moves laterally outwardly away from the one of the sides of the hull when moving toward the deployed position. Moving the panel from the stowed position to the deployed position causes the panel to modify the wake of the marine vessel.
A device for modifying a wake of a marine vessel having a hull, the hull extending longitudinally between a bow and a transom and laterally between sides, the sides each extending vertically between a top and a bottom, the device comprising a panel movably coupled to one of the sides of the hull and movable into and between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein in the stowed position the panel extends along the one of the sides of the hull and a first side of the panel face the hull, wherein in the deployed position the first side faces away from the hull, and wherein the panel is configured to extend laterally farther from the hull in the deployed position than in the stowed position such that moving the panel therebetween causes the panel to modify the wake of the marine vessel.
A device for modifying a wake of a marine vessel having a hull, the hull extending longitudinally between a bow and a transom and laterally between sides, the sides each extending vertically between a top and a bottom, the device comprising a panel movably coupled to one of the sides of the hull and movable into and between a stowed position and a deployed position such that in the stowed position the panel extends along the one of the sides of the hull and the panel moves laterally outwardly away from the one of the sides of the hull when moving toward the deployed position, in particular so that moving the panel from the stowed position to the deployed position causes the panel to modify the wake of the marine vessel, wherein the panel has a first side and an opposite second side spaced laterally apart and is pivotable such that in the deployed position the first side faces the hull and the second side faces away from the hull, and in the stowed position the second side faces the hull and the transom and the first side faces away from the hull.
A marine vessel having a modifiable wake, the marine vessel comprising:
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