Patio dive doors for marine vessels having a swim step assembly
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorNoah S. Esham
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Abstract
A marine vessel has a hull and a swim patio which is movable into a closed position in which the swim patio closes the hull and into an open position in which the swim patio provides platform on which a person can stand and dive into the water. The swim patio comprises a swim step assembly which is movable relative to the swim patio into and between a stowed position in which the swim step assembly is hidden in the swim patio and a deployed position in which the swim step assembly extends downwardly from the swim patio in the open position for the person to climb into or out of the water.
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A marine vessel for operating in a body of water, the marine vessel comprising:
- a hull;
- and
- a swim patio having a swim step assembly, wherein the swim patio is movable into a closed position in which the swim patio closes the hull and into an open position in which the swim patio provides a platform on which a person can stand and dive into the water, wherein the swim step assembly comprises an inner hull sidewall and an outer hull sidewall moveably coupled to the inner hull sidewall, wherein the swim step assembly is movable relative to the swim patio into and between a stowed position in which the outer hull sidewall is proximate the inner hull sidewall and a deployed position in which the outer hull sidewall moves from the swim patio in the open position for the person to climb into or out of the water, wherein the inner hull sidewall and the outer hull sidewall are substantially parallel to each other when the swim step assembly is in the stowed position and in the deployed position.
A marine vessel for operating in a body of water, the marine vessel comprising:
- a hull;
- and
- a swim patio having a swim step assembly, wherein the swim patio is movable into a closed position in which the swim patio closes the hull and into an open position to provide a platform on which a person can stand and dive into the water, wherein the swim step assembly comprises an inner hull sidewall and an outer hull sidewall movably coupled to the inner hull sidewall, wherein the swim step assembly is movable relative to the swim patio into and between a stowed position in which the swim step assembly is at least partially hidden in the swim patio and a deployed position in which the swim step assembly extends downwardly from the swim patio in the open position for the person to climb into or out of the water, wherein the outer hull sidewall is unhidden when the swim patio is in both the stowed position and the deployed position, and wherein in the deployed position the outer hull sidewall provides a lower swim step of the swim step assembly.
A marine vessel for operating in a body of water, the marine vessel comprising:
- a hull;
- and
- a swim patio having a swim step assembly, wherein the swim patio is movable into a closed position in which the swim patio closes the hull and into an open position to provide a platform on which a person can stand and dive into the water, wherein the swim step assembly comprises an inner hull sidewall and an outer hull sidewall movably coupled to the inner hull sidewall, wherein the swim step assembly is movable relative to the swim patio into and between a stowed position in which the swim step assembly is at least partially hidden in the swim patio and a deployed position in which the swim step assembly extends downwardly from the swim patio in the open position for the person to climb into or out of the water, wherein the outer hull sidewall is pivotably coupled to the inner hull sidewall as a four-bar mechanism such that the outer hull sidewall is unhidden when the swim patio is in both the stowed position and the deployed position.
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