Boat deck locker
AssigneeWood Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
InventorsRandy Wayne Hopper, Bradley G. Garringer, Gary W. Howard
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Abstract
A boat having a deck with a deck locker is disclosed herein. The deck locker includes a compartment mounted beneath the deck, and an opening in the deck for accessing the interior of the compartment. The locker also includes a lid for covering the opening in the deck. The locker further includes a latching arrangement for releasably securing the lid in a closed position covering the opening. The latching arrangement includes a striker mounted to the lid and a latching member and actuator mounted offset from the lid.
Claims19
A locker in a deck of a boat comprising:
- a lid having a top surface and a side surface extending downwardly from the top surface;
- a striker plate mounted to the side surface of the lid;
- an opening through the deck having a first side and a second side;
- an enclosure beneath the deck;
- the lid being hingedly mounted along the first side of the opening, the lid movable between an open and a closed position, the opening configured to be closed by the lid when the lid is in the closed position;
- a latching mechanism configured to releasably engage the striker plate of the lid, the latching mechanism being positioned adjacent the second side of the opening, the latching mechanism movable between a latched position engaging the striker plate of the lid and holding the lid in the closed position and a release position;
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- the latching mechanism mounted within a channel outside the opening adjacent the second side of the opening, the channel having an inner wall that faces toward the opening, the latching mechanism also including a trigger extending through the inner wall of the channel to engage the striker plate of the lid.
A locker in the deck of a boat comprising:
- a top opening;
- an enclosure beneath the top opening;
- a lid for covering the top opening having a top surface and a side surface extending downwardly from the top surface;
- a latching arrangement for releasably securing the lid in a closed position covering the opening, the latching arrangement including:
- a striker mounted to the side surface of the lid;
- a latching member for engaging the striker to secure the lid in the closed position;
- an actuator for releasing the latching member from the striker to allow the lid to be opened;
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- the actuator and the latching member being offset from the lid.
A boat comprising:
- a deck;
- a locker provided at the deck, the locker including:
- a compartment positioned beneath the deck;
- a top opening for accessing the compartment;
- a raised lip surrounding the opening;
- a lid moveable between a closed position where the top opening of the locker is covered and an open position where the top opening is not covered, the lid having a top surface and an outwardly facing side surface that extends downwardly from the top surface;
- a striker member mounted to the side surface of the lid;
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- a latching member movable between a latching position and a non-latching position, the latching member being adapted to engage the striker member when in the latched position to prevent the lid from being opened, the latching member allowing the lid to be opened when in the non-latching position, the latching member being mounted so as to not be carried by the lid when the lid is moved between the open and closed positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.