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US 7,121,218 B2Granted
Front conversion deck for a boat
AssigneeStratos Boats, Inc.
InventorsAlan Stinson, Greg Strahm
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Abstract
A convertible bow arrangement for a boat, permitting the bow of the boat to be converted from a flush deck configuration to an open bow configuration. A deck extension is positioned over a footwell in the flush deck configuration and folded beneath and stowed under a forward hatch in the open bow configuration.
Claims15
A retractable deck platform for a boat comprising:
- a deck defining an upper surface and including an area recessed beneath the upper surface and a deck locker adjacent the recessed area;
- a locker cover positioned above the deck locker closing off an opening of the deck locker;
- a pair of seating areas on the upper surface of the deck on opposite sides of the recessed area;
- and,
- a deck extension sized to fit on top of the recessed area and rest generally even with the upper surface of the deck, the deck extension hingedly mounted to the locker cover and movable between a first position folded underneath the locker cover within the deck locker, and a second position extended from the locker cover over the recessed area.
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A method of converting a bow of a boat from a flush deck configuration to an open bow configuration, the method comprising:
- providing a central footwell in the bow opening toward a stern of the boat with a deck extension extending rearward from a forward end of the footwell between two seating locations on an upper surface of a deck on either side of the footwell, the deck extension extending between the seating positions over the footwell and hingedly attached to a hatch along a front end, the hatch covering a bow locker;
- raising the hatch from the bow locker and raising the front end of the deck extension, and moving the deck extension from over the footwell;
- folding the deck extension beneath a lower surface of the hatch;
- lowering the hatch to cover the bow locker with the deck extension folded beneath the lower surface and positioned between the bow locker and the hatch.
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A convertible bow for a boat comprising:
- a deck defining an upper surface and including an area recessed beneath the upper surface;
- a pair of seating areas on the upper surface of the deck on opposite sides of the recessed area;
- and,
- a deck extension sized to fit on top of the recessed area and rest generally even with the upper surface of the deck;
- a pair of folding seat cushions, each cushion attached to a side wall within the recessed area beneath the upper surface of the deck adjacent one of the seating areas, and movable between a seating position on the adjacent seating area and a stowed position within the recessed area beneath the upper surface of the deck.
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