Aft-facing transom seating for a boat
AssigneeMasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
InventorsChadrick E. Curts, Daniel P. Vieira, Rosemary B. Ellard, David F. Ekern
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Abstract
A boat includes one or more seats, which may be aft-facing. The seat includes a seat bottom, which may include an aft segment and a forward segment. The forward segment is inclined at a downward angle that extends in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the forward segment is higher than the forward portion of the forward segment. The seat also may include a leg rest. The leg rest may extend from the seat bottom and be supported at the upper portion of the leg rest with a gap between a lower end of the leg rest and a surface beneath the leg rest such that the leg rest is not supported by the surface underneath the leg rest.
Claims22
A boat comprising:
- a stern;
- and
- an aft-facing seat positioned in the stern of the boat, the aft-facing seat including:
- (i) a seat bottom, at least a portion of the seat bottom being an inclined portion that is inclined at a downward angle, the downward angle extending in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the inclined portion of the seat bottom is higher than a forward portion of the inclined portion of the seat bottom;
- (ii) a seatback;
- and
- (iii) a headrest that is movable with respect to the seatback between a raised position and a folded position, the headrest including a strut supporting the headrest in the raised position, wherein a forward portion of the headrest is pivotably connected to a top portion of the strut and an aft portion of the headrest rotates downward when the headrest moves from the folded position to the raised position.
A boat comprising:
- a stern;
- an aft-facing seat positioned in the stern of the boat, the aft-facing seat including a seat bottom having an aft segment and a forward segment, the forward segment being inclined at a downward angle, the downward angle extending in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the forward segment is higher than a forward portion of the forward segment;
- and
- a compartment associated with the aft-facing seat, wherein the compartment is accessible by pivoting the aft-facing seat upward.
A boat comprising:
- a stern;
- and
- an aft-facing seat positioned in the stern of the boat, the aft-facing seat including:
- (i) a seat bottom, at least a portion of the seat bottom being an inclined portion that is inclined at a downward angle, the downward angle extending in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the inclined portion of the seat bottom is higher than a forward portion of the inclined portion of the seat bottom;
- (ii) a seatback;
- (iii) a headrest that is movable with respect to the seatback between a raised position and a folded position;
- and
- (iv) a locking mechanism configured to lock the headrest in the folded position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.