Retractable hull mounting data collecting system
AssigneeBass Pro, LLC
InventorsJason Christopher Kardas, Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Phillip James Dow, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin
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Abstract
A watercraft mounting system that embodies a moving mounting platform and a protective hull cavity which provides protection, prevents damage and improves storage of data collection systems.
Claims23
A watercraft hull comprising:
- a protective cavity in a bottom of the hull;
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- a moveable mounting platform adapted to carry data detection and collection devices releasably suspended from said protective cavity, said moveable mounting platform being coupled to elastic cords which allow said moveable mounting platform, when deployed, to move in any direction with respect to the watercraft hull in response to external impact or force.
A watercraft having a protective cavity in a bottom of a hull, a moveable mounting platform adapted to carry data detection and collection devices releasably suspended within said protective cavity, said moveable mounting platform being coupled to elastic cords which allow said moveable mounting platform, when deployed, to move on said elastic cords in any direction with respect to the hull in response to external impact or force.
A protective cavity in a bottom of a watercraft hull, a static rim affixed to a lower extremity of said cavity, a moveable mounting platform releasably suspended within said cavity above said rim and sized to be able to pass through said rim, spring supports adapted to cause said moveable mounting platform to move down to and project below said cavity when the movable mounting platform is not suspended to thereby deploy said moveable mounting platform while allowing said moveable mounting platform passively to move on said spring supports with respect to the hull in response to external impact or force.
A watercraft having a protective cavity in a bottom of a hull, a static rim affixed to a lower extremity of said cavity, a moveable mounting platform releasably suspended within said cavity above said rim and sized to be able to pass through said rim, spring supports adapted to cause said moveable mounting platform to move down to and project below said cavity when the movable mounting platform is not suspended to thereby deploy said moveable mounting platform while allowing said moveable mounting platform passively to move on said spring supports with respect to the hull in response to external impact or force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.