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US 12,686,473 B2Granted
Convertible towable inflatable device
AssigneeKwik Tek, Inc.
InventorsCorey A. Lewison, Kevin J. Kresch
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an inflatable towable device for towing behind a watercraft providing accommodation for at least one rider and adapted to convert from a first configuration allowing a rider to safely ride the device in a seated position to a second configuration allowing a rider to safely ride the device in a prone lying position.
Claims20
A towable inflatable device for at least one rider comprising:
- an inflatable platform comprising a top surface and a trailing aspect;
- a first lateral support comprising a rear aspect, the first lateral support interconnected to a first lateral aspect of the top surface of the platform;
- a second lateral support comprising a rear aspect, the second lateral support interconnected to a second lateral aspect of the top surface of the platform;
- and
- a backrest comprising a front surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface;
- wherein the backrest is interconnected to the trailing aspect of the platform and is adapted to move from a first position to a second position;
- wherein, when the backrest is in the first position, the bottom surface of the backrest rests on the top surface of the platform and the front surface of the backrest abuts the rear aspects of the first and second lateral supports;
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- wherein, when the backrest is in the second position, the backrest and the top surface of the platform form a surface upon which the at least one rider can lay prone.
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A towable inflatable device for at least one rider comprising:
- an inflatable platform comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a trailing aspect;
- a first lateral support comprising a rear aspect, the first lateral support interconnected to a first lateral aspect of the top surface of the platform;
- a second lateral support comprising a rear aspect, the second lateral support interconnected to a second lateral aspect of the top surface of the platform;
- and
- a backrest comprising a front surface, a rear surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface;
- wherein the backrest is moveably interconnected to the platform and adapted to move from a first position to a second position;
- wherein, when the backrest is in the first position, the bottom surface of the backrest abuts the top surface of the platform and the front surface of the backrest abuts the rear aspects of the first and second lateral supports;
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- wherein, when the backrest is in the second position, at least one of the front, rear, or bottom surfaces of the backrest abuts the trailing aspect of the platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.