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US 6,308,650 B1Granted
Hatch cover structure for personal watercraft
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshinori Tsumiyama, Kenichi Nakagawa, Masafumi Ikeyama
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Abstract
A hatch cover structure for a personal watercraft, wherein a hatch cover is attached to a deck of the personal watercraft via a hinge unit having a double action mechanism, which moves the hinge shafts apart from a hull surface during the continued opening action of the pivotally moving hatch cover.
Claims6
A personal watercraft formed substantially in a bullet shape comprising:
- a hull and a deck disposed thereon, said deck including a bow in a streamlined shape;
- a hatch cover having a front extending near the bow and narrowing forwardly into a streamlined shape, said hatch cover pivotally movable with respect to a surface of the deck of the personal watercraft at the bow;
- a hinge unit pivotally mounting said hatch cover to said deck surface, said hinge unit having a hinge shaft around which said hatch cover rotates, and said hinge unit mounted within the hatch cover inner space portion at the front end of said hatch cover;
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- said hinge unit including a double action mechanism which moves said hinge shaft apart from the surface of the deck to move the hatch cover front end upward away from the deck surface during the continued opening action of the pivotally moving hatch cover.
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