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US 2006/0130724 A1Published application
Multiply hinged sundeck for pontoon boat
AssigneeMaurell Products, Inc.
InventorsKevin Huff, Wayne Cortner
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Abstract
An engine compartment cover for watercraft incorporates first and second pivots The cover can be rotated from an adjacent engine compartment in a first direction to a second location to provide a convenient access to the engine from the stern of the watercraft. Alternately, a portion of the cover can be rotated in the opposite direction on the second pivot to provide access to the engine compartment from the deck of the craft.
Claims20
A pontoon boat comprising:
- a deck having first and second spaced-apart ends;
- an engine compartment formed adjacent to one of the ends, the compartment having an open top and a stern end;
- an engine hatch, rotatably carried adjacent to the engine compartment where the hatch has a first position which closes the top and stern end of the engine compartment, the hatch is rotatable in a first direction, away from the stern end, to a second position which exposes the top and the stern end thereof.
A boat comprising:
- a bow and a stern with a deck extending therebetween;
- an engine compartment located adjacent to the stern, the compartment having at least an open side that extends parallel to the deck;
- an engine carried at least in part in the engine compartment, the engine being accessible from the open side of the engine compartment;
- an engine compartment cover, the cover having first and second spaced apart pivots, the cover, when in a first position, closing the engine compartment, the cover is rotatable on one pivot away from the stern thereby providing access to that part of the engine in the compartment from the stern, and rotatable on the other pivot toward the stern thereby providing access to compartment from the deck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.