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US 2013/0074760 A1Published application
Kayak
AssigneeLifetime Products, Inc.
InventorsEdward VanNimwegen, Brent Steed, Tim Niemier
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Abstract
In one example, a watercraft, such as a kayak, is provided that has a body which includes a hull, a cockpit connected with the hull, and a backrest removably attached to the body. The watercraft may additionally include a fish tail configuration near a stern of the watercraft.
Claims17
A personal watercraft, comprising:
- a body having a top and bottom, the bottom including a recessed portion bounded on a portion of each side by a knuckle extending along a portion of a length of the body, the knuckles diverging from each other proximate a stern of the personal watercraft so as to collectively define a portion of a fish tail configuration, and the body comprising:
- a hull;
- a cockpit connected with the hull;
- a seat partly disposed within the cockpit;
- a first set of foot wells on a first side of the cockpit;
- and
- a second set of foot wells on a second side of the cockpit.
4 more elements
A kayak, comprising:
- a body having a top and bottom, the bottom including a recessed portion bounded on a portion of each side by a knuckle extending along a portion of a length of the body, the knuckles diverging from each other proximate a stern of the personal watercraft so as to collectively define a portion of a fish tail configuration, and the body comprising:
- a hull;
- a cockpit connected with the hull by way of one or more scuppers;
- two or more seats partly disposed within the cockpit;
- and
- a backrest located proximate one of the seats, the backrest being removably connected to the body and configured to rotate over a defined range of motion.
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A kayak, comprising:
- a body including means for reducing hydrodynamic resistance at a bow of the kayak relative to hydrodynamic resistance at a stern of the kayak, and the body further comprising:
- a hull;
- a cockpit connected with the hull by way of one or more scuppers;
- a seat partly disposed within the cockpit;
- a foot well located on a first side of the cockpit;
- and
- a foot well located on a second side of the cockpit, the foot wells being located lower in the kayak than the seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.