Seat structure for small planing craft
AssigneeYamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshiki Futaki
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Abstract
A storage space can be defined above an engine hatch of a hull. A rear end portion of the hatch cover can have an opening into which a seat can be retracted into the storage space. A rear end portion of the seat can define part of the hatch cover when the seat is retracted within the storage space. A rail section can be disposed within the storage space. The seat can be movable between the inside and outside of the storage space by moving along the rail section in a fore to aft direction. Also, a support unit can engage with a bottom end of a guide groove to support the seat when the seat extends from the hatch cover.
Claims16
A seat structure for a small planing watercraft which comprises a deck forming an upper hull, a forward portion of the deck having a front deck section, a rear portion of the deck having a generally horizontally extending floor section, steering handlebars generally extending above a center portion of the deck in a fore to aft direction of the hull, and a seat for a rider disposed in the rear of the front deck section, the seat structure comprising a rear portion of the front deck, the rear portion having an engine hatch, and a hatch cover disposed for selectively closing and opening the engine hatch, the rear portion defining a storage space above the engine hatch, and the seat being configured to retract into the storage space.
A watercraft comprising a hull, a propulsion system supported by the hull and configured to generate thrust for propelling the hull, an operator's area defined by the hull from configured to allow an operator to operate the watercraft from the operator's position, a storage compartment, and means for allowing the seat to be moved between a retracted position inside the storage compartment and a sitting position in which an operator can sit on the seat and operate the watercraft.
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