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US 4,730,571 AGranted
Pontoon boat
AssigneeLee-Zure Line Inc.
InventorsLorry L. Hedlund, Kevin B. Hedlund
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AssigneeLee-Zure Line Inc.
InventorsLorry L. Hedlund, Kevin B. Hedlund
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A pontoon boat that includes a pair of pontoons, a chair, a parallel linkage system for maintaining the pontoons in spaced apart parallel relationship and mounting the chair for movement between a position the chair seat is at a higher elevation than the pontoons and a position at a lower elevation than the surface of the body of water in which the pontoon boat is being used, power operated mechanism within one of the pontoons for operating the linkage system to move the chair between its positions, a motor mounted by each of the pontoons for propelling the boat, the propelling motors being operable at different speeds and/or forward and reverse for controlling steering, and controls mounted adjacent to the chair for controlling operation of the propelling motors and the power source for operating the linkage system, each pontoon having a compartment that may be flooded with water and a pump for pumping water out of the compartment.
A pontoon boat for use by a user in a body of water, comprising a first and a second elongated pontoon that each has a top surface, a front end and a rear end, a chair for supporting a user, the chair having a chair seat, and means connected to both of the pontoons for retaining the pontoons in transversely spaced, parallel relationship and moving the chair between various selected elevations relative to the pontoon top surfaces, the above mentioned means including linkage means extending between the chair and pontoons for moving the chair between a position that the seat is at a higher elevation than the top surfaces of the pontoons and the surface of the body of water and a position that the seat is at a lower elevation than the surface of the body of water and power operated means mounted by one of the pontoons and connected to the linkage means for moving the linkage means to move the chair between the seat positions, the linkage means including a front and a rear transverse shaft mounted on the first pontoon for pivotal movement about parallel, transverse horizontal axes, a front and a rear transverse shaft mounted on the second pontoon for pivotal movement about parallel, transverse horizontal axes, a first front leg for the first pontoon, a second front leg for the second pontoon, each of the front legs having a first end joined to the respective front shaft to rotate therewith and second ends, front means pivotally attached to the chair for connecting the front legs second ends and moving the chair as the front shafts are rotated first and second rear legs having first ends connected to the first and second pontoon rear shaft respectively and second ends, and rear means pivotally attached to the chair for connecting the rear legs second ends and moving the chair as the rear shafts are rotated.
A pontoon boat for use by a user in a body of water, comprising a pair of elongated pontoons having front ends and rear ends, means for supporting a user, the support means having a front portion and a rear portion, operable means movably mounted on the pontoons and connected to the user support means for retaining the pontoons in parallel relationship and moving the user support means between a lowered position extending below the lever of the surface of the body of water and transversely between the pontoons and an elevated position above the surface of the body of water, and means mounted by at least one of the pontoons for selectively operating the operable means to move the user support means between the lowered and elevated positions and retain the support means in the selected one of the positions, the operable means including a parallel linkage system mounted on the pontoons for mounting and moving the support means between its positions, and the linkage system including first and second front legs having first ends pivotally connected to the first and second pontoon respectively and second ends, first and second rear legs having first ends pivotally connected to the first and second pontoon respectively, means for pivotally attaching the support means rear portion to the first and second rear legs second ends.
A pontoon boat for use by a user in a body of water, comprising a pair of elongated pontoons having front end portions and rear end portions, a chair for supporting a user, the chair having a front end portion, a rear end portion and a chair seat, and means mounted by the pontoons for retaining the pontoons in transversely spaced parallel relationship, selectively moving the chair between a lowered position that the chair seat is located below the surface of the body of water and covered by water and an elevated position in which the chair seat is located above the surface of the body of water, and retaining the chair in the selected position, the said means including a first elongated linkage having a first end portion pivotally connected to the front end portion of one of the pontoons and a second end portion pivotally connected to the chair front end portion and a second elongated linkage member having a first end portion pivotally connected to the rear end portion of one of the pontoons and a second end portion pivotally connected to the chair rear end portion.
A pontoon boat for use by a user in a body of water, comprising a first and second longitudinally elongated pontoon that each has a front end portion and a rear end portion, support means for supporting a user, the support means having a front end portion and a rear end portion and operative means mounted by the pontoons for retaining the pontoons in transversely spaced parallel relationship, selectively moving the user support means between a lowered position extending below the level of the surface of the body of water and transversely between the pontoons and an elevated position above the surface of the body of water and retaining the support means in the selected position, the operative means including a front linkage member having a first end portion pivoted on the support means front end portion and a second end portion, a transverse shaft having a transverse pivot axis, pivoted to the first pontoon front end portion and having the first linkage member second end portion keyed thereto to be pivoted thereby for moving the support means, a crank arm having a first end portion and a second end portion keyed to the transverse shaft, a nut pivotally mounted by the crank arm first end portion, a reversably, selectively operable motor mounted by the first pontoon, a longitudinally elongated threaded shaft having the nut threaded thereon and drivenly connected to the motor for being rotated thereby whereby the nut is moved to pivot the crank arm about the transverse shaft axis.
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