US 6,598,551 B2 · Rear grip structure for a boat

Abstract

A rear grip structure for a small boat capable of discharging water which has entered the boat from between the hull side and the seat. The rear grip structure for a small boat has a structure in which an outer frame is formed into a hollow structure and is inclined upward. The outer frame 31 formed with the first eyelets at the lower portions on the left and the right and with the second eyelets at the portions higher than the first eyelets. This enables the outer frame to play the role of a drain trough, such that when water collects in the rear grip structure, it is taken into the hollow outer frame through the second eyelets. Thereafter, the water in the hollow frame flows down the incline of the hollow frame and is discharged through the first eyelets. The rear grip structure is mounted on the upper hull with a plurality of mounting bolts.

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Dependent claims

A rear grip structure for a boat comprising:

an engine disposed in substantially a center of a hull including an upper hull and a lower hull;
an opening formed on the upper hull above the engine;
a rear grip mounted on the upper hull and extending obliquely and rearwardly from the opening, the rear grip having a hollow portion which is capable of serving as a drain trough;
and
an elongated saddle-riding type seat placed over the opening and the rear grip,
wherein the rear grip is formed with at least one first eyelet at a lower portion thereof and at least one second eyelet at a portion higher than the at least one first eyelet, and
wherein water collecting on the rear grip is taken in via the at least one second eyelet and flows into the hollow portion, said water in the hollow portion then flows down and drains out through the at least one first eyelet.

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Rear grip structure for a boat

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