Seat assembly for watercraft
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKeijiro Ikeda
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Abstract
An improved watercraft and seat design that provides back support for one or more riders of small watercraft. The watercraft includes a moveable rider support, pivotally mounted to the upper deck of the watercraft. This rider support may be pivoted to a number of predetermined positions, dependent upon the number of riders on the watercraft. Handles and a grip are provided for the riders' use. This rider support may be alternately be used as support stand for an inverted watercraft during underbelly maintenance of the craft. Furthermore, the improved watercraft design of the present invention provides an increased flow of cooling air to the riders of the watercraft.
Claims21
A small watercraft comprising a hull having a longitudinal axis and an upper deck portion, an elongated seat positioned on the upper deck portion of the hull, and a rider support comprising a support rest, said support rest being movably coupled to the upper deck portion of the hull to be moved between at least first, second and third longitudinal positions along the longitudinal axis, the support rest lying between the first and second rider positions when in the first longitudinal position, lying between the second and third rider positions when in the second longitudinal position, and lying behind the first, second and third rider positions when in the third longitudinal position.
A small watercraft comprising a hull having an upper deck portion, a seat positioned on the upper deck portion of the hull, a rider support comprising a support rest, said support rest being supported generally above the seat by at least one support arm and a movable coupling that attaches the support arm to the upper deck portion of the hull, and a steering control position forward and above the seat, the support rest being movable between at least first and second positions, an upper end of the support rest being positioned no higher than the height of the steering control when the support rest is in the first position and being positioned higher than the height of the steering control when the support rest is in the second position.
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