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US 2025/0050977 A1Published application
Personal watercraft with dock line management system
AssigneeYamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
InventorsBrian Johnson, Justin Mitchell
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Abstract
A dock line management system for attachment to watercraft is disclosed. The dock line management system includes a loop holder with a loophole and a clip holder both positioned apart on one side of a gunwale of the watercraft. The clip holder is configured to hold both ends of a dock line at the clip holder and the dock line is folded back at the loophole.
Claims20
A watercraft, comprising:
- a hull having an upper side and a bottom side;
- a seat located on the upper side of the hull and straddling a centerline of the hull;
- a steering device movably attached to a fore side of the hull, wherein the steering device controls a speed and direction of movement of the watercraft;
- port and starboard gunwales, wherein each of the port and starboard gunwales is located on the upper side of the hull and a respective side of the seat, and wherein each of the port and starboard gunwales define a mounting surface;
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- a dock line management system for attachment to at least one of the mounting surface of either the port gunwale or the starboard gunwale,
- wherein the dock line management system includes a loop holder with a loophole and a clip holder both positioned along the mounting surface, configured to hold both ends of a dock line at the clip holder and the dock line is folded back at the loophole.
4 more elements
A dock line management system configured to be attached to a personal watercraft, comprising:
- a loop holder with a loophole configured to attach to a surface the watercraft;
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- a clip holder configured to attach to the surface of the personal watercraft;
- wherein the loop holder and the clip holder are positioned apart and configured to hold both ends of a dock line at the clip holder and the dock line is folded back at the loophole.
1 more element
A kit for a dock line management system configured to be attached to a personal watercraft, comprising:
- a loop holder with a loophole configured to attach to a surface the watercraft, wherein the loophole has a diameter to allow passage of a body portion of a dock line and prevent passage of an end portion of the dock line;
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- a clip holder configured to attach to the surface of the watercraft, wherein the clip holder defines a plurality of openings for detachably receiving portions of a dock line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.