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US 2022/0144400 A1Published application
Front Facing Rowing Boat
OwnerRobert S. Younginventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for a boat includes a lower rail, a seat support slidably mounted to the lower rail, an upper set of rails connected to the seat support with at least one rail support supporting each upper rail in the upper set of rails, and two paddle holders, each paddle holder slidably mounted to one of the upper rails in the upper set of rails. The paddle holders pivot relative to the upper rails, such that when paddles are attached, the paddles holders are capable of lowering and raising the paddles in and out of the water.
Claims20
An apparatus for a boat, comprising:
- a lower rail;
- a seat support slidably mounted to the lower rail;
- an upper set of rails connected to the seat support with at least one rail support supporting each upper rail in the upper set of rails;
- and
- two paddle holders, each paddle holder slidably mounted to one of the upper rails in the upper set of rails.
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A rowing boat, comprising:
- a boat shell;
- a sliding seat assembly mounted on the boat shell, the sliding seat assembly comprising:
- a lower rail extending parallel with a length of the boat shell;
- a seat support slidably mounted to the lower rail;
- and
- a seat disposed on the seat support;
- rail supports connecting an upper set of rails to the seat support;
- wherein the upper set of rails comprises a first upper rail and a second upper rail positioned on opposite lateral sides of the seat;
- wherein each of the first and second upper rails are pivotably mounted to the rail supports, such that each of the first and second upper rails partially rotate around an axis parallel with the first and second upper rails;
- and
- wherein the upper set of rails and connected seat support are slidable with respect to the lower rail;
- a first paddle holder slidably mounted to the first upper rail;
- and
- a second paddle holder slidably mounted to the second upper rail.
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A method of assembling a boat, comprising:
- providing a seat support slidably connected to at least one lower rail, wherein the seat support is slidable along an axial length of the at least one lower rail;
- attaching a first upper rail to the seat support using at least one first rail support;
- attaching a second upper rail to the seat support using at least one second rail support, wherein the second upper rail is attached to a side of the seat support opposite from the first upper rail;
- and
- slidably mounting a paddle holder to each of the first and second upper rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.