Rear seat and support for watercraft
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshiyuki Hattori
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Abstract
An improved seat design for a small watercraft increases the ability of a rider on the watercraft to monitor activities taking place behind the watercraft. The watercraft includes a contoured rear seat that is wider than the front seat. The wider surface area provides riders with the ability to quickly turn and look behind the watercraft. The rear seat also includes several handles or grips to provide added stability to a watercraft rider.
Claims34
A watercraft comprising a hull having a lower hull portion and an upper deck portion, and a propulsion system carried by the hull to propel the watercraft, the upper deck portion including a central elongated seat assembly having a front seat section and a rear seat section that are positioned along a longitudinal axis, the rear seat section having a generally planar upper surface and having a width, as measured in a direction generally normal to the longitudinal axis, that is at least about twice as large as a width of the front seat section, and at least one handle positioned next to the rear seat section.
A watercraft comprising a hull having a lower hull portion and an upper deck portion, and a propulsion system carried by the hull to propel the watercraft, the upper deck portion including a central elongated seat assembly having a front seat section and a rear seat section that are positioned along a longitudinal axis, the rear seat section having a width, as measured in a direction generally normal to the longitudinal axis, that is greater than a width of the front seat section, at least a portion of the rear seat section being movably attached to the upper deck portion of the hull, and a storage compartment located beneath at least a portion of the rear seat member.
A watercraft comprising a hull having a lower hull portion and an upper deck portion, and a propulsion system carried by the hull to propel the watercraft, the upper deck portion including a central elongated seat assembly having a front seat section and a rear seat section that are positioned about a longitudinal axis, and a backrest including a rear support section rising to a height above the rear seat section and extending transversely generally between sides of the rear seat section, and a pair of support side sections that are connected to the watercraft hull, the rear seat section having a width, as measured in a direction generally normal to the longitudinal axis, that is greater than a width of the front seat section, and the rear support section extending forwardly along the sides of the rear seat member, the hull including a pair of bulwarks, each of the side support sections aligning with one of the bulwarks on a corresponding side of the watercraft.
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