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US 12,617,499 B2Granted
Gate system for a pontoon boat
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsAleksander Pruszynski, Adam T. Weis, Bradley R. Fishburn, Thomas E. Smead, III
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Abstract
A gate system for a pontoon boat is provided. The gate system may comprise a gate, a guide, and a guide interface member.
Claims22
A pontoon boat comprising:
- a plurality of pontoons;
- a deck supported by the plurality of pontoons;
- an enclosure system supported by the deck, the enclosure system including a wall, a gate support structure, a gate including a vertical frame member rotatably coupled to the gate support structure, and a guide system including a first portion being coupled to a lower portion of the gate and extending beyond a lower edge of the gate and a second portion extending above a top surface of the deck, wherein the gate is movable from a first position to a second position, the guide system including a guide and a guide interface member, wherein one of the first portion and the second portion of the guide system includes the guide and another of the first portion and the second portion includes the guide interface member, wherein the guide interface member of the guide system slides along a surface of the guide to bias the gate from the first position to the second position.
A pontoon boat comprising:
- a plurality of pontoons;
- a deck supported by the plurality of pontoons;
- an enclosure system supported by the deck, the enclosure system including a wall, a gate support structure, a gate including a vertical frame member rotatably coupled to the gate support structure, an end cap coupled to a lower end of the vertical frame member and including an interfacing body downward from the vertical frame member, and a guide coupled to the deck, wherein the guide includes a surface configured to receive the interfacing body and bias the gate toward an open position, wherein the guide is positioned substantially within a profile of the gate when viewed from above the enclosure along a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the gate.
A guide system for a gate configured to pivot between an open positioned and a closed position, the guide system comprising:
- an end cap configured to couple to a lower end of a vertical frame member of a gate, the end cap including an interfacing body configured to be positioned facing downward when coupled to the gate, the end cap defining a first outer profile when viewed from above;
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- a guide coupled to the deck, wherein the guide includes a guide surface configured to receive the interfacing body, wherein the guide includes a second outer profile when viewed from above, wherein the second outer profile and the first outer profile are substantially similar in size and shape.
A pontoon boat comprising:
- a plurality of pontoons;
- a deck supported by the plurality of pontoons;
- a guide supported by the plurality of pontoons;
- an enclosure system supported by the deck, the enclosure system including a wall and a gate movable relative to the wall between a closed position wherein the gate is inline with the wall and an opened position, the gate interfacing with the guide in the opened position to hold the gate in the opened position, the gate and the wall cooperating to define a walkway lane when the gate is in the opened position, the guide being outside of the walkway lane.
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