Combination engine compartment cover and privacy enclosure
AssigneeBennington Marine LLC
InventorsJerry L. Scott, Jeremiah S. Warfel, Bradley R. Fishburn, Joseph L. Engelhaupt
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Abstract
A combination engine compartment cover and privacy enclosure includes a frame member, which is rotatable about a pivot adjacent to an engine compartment access through a deck of a pontoon boat. The entire enclosure can rotate to a position to access the opening, or the enclosure can be used as a privacy enclosure. A top cover of the unit is also rotatable relative to the frame and has a support bracket attached to a back of the top cover, where the bracket is rotatable to an upright position, where a privacy curtain may be assembled around the enclosure by way of snap members.
Claims26
A pontoon boat, comprising:
- a hull portion comprising a deck portion, a plurality of elongate pontoons positioned below said deck portion, said hull portion further comprising an engine compartment positioned adjacent an end of said of said hull portion, and at least partially below said deck portion, defining an engine compartment opening through said deck portion;
- an inboard-outboard engine positioned within said engine compartment with a drive portion extending outwardly and rearwardly of said hull portion for propelling said pontoon boat;
- an engine compartment cover assembly which substantially surrounds said engine compartment opening, said engine compartment cover assembly being pivotally mounted to said pontoon boat at a position adjacent to an edge of said engine compartment, said engine compartment cover assembly comprising upstanding side walls and end walls, said end walls and side walls defining a frame member which surrounds said engine compartment, said engine compartment cover assembly further comprising a raised floor section attached to said frame member, and a top cover portion which is pivotally mounted to said frame member, said top cover portion having a privacy enclosure assembly attached to an underside thereof, movable between stowed and upright positions and which includes a privacy curtain which drapes downwardly in the upright position to define said privacy enclosure.
A combination engine compartment cover and privacy enclosure assembly, for positioning over an engine compartment of marine craft, where the engine compartment defines an opening through the deck of the marine craft for access to an engine, the assembly comprising:
- a frame member comprised of side walls and end walls which upstand to at least partially surround the opening, said frame member being pivotally connectable to the deck of the marine craft, for pivotal movement between a first closed position where said frame member abuts the deck, and a pivotally raised position with the opening accessible;
- a raised floor member attached to said frame member and extending substantially between said end walls and side walls;
- a top cover member pivotally attached to said frame member at an upper edge of one of said end or side walls;
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- a privacy enclosure assembly attached to an underside thereof, movable between stowed and upright positions and which includes a privacy curtain which drapes downwardly in the upright position to define said privacy enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.