Livewell drainage system with integrated retractable hose assembly
OwnerMickey Beckinventor
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Abstract
A drainage system is provided for a livewell compartment within a fishing boat. A flexible and reinforced hose is coupled on a first end to a pump assembly associated with the livewell and extends through an aperture in the boat hull to a second end. A seal interfaces the hose and the hull in association with the aperture. Fluid is delivered from the livewell through the hose to the exterior of the boat through the second end of the hose. The hose includes a compression or tension spring which applies a first longitudinal force with respect to the second end of the hose. The hose is effective to extract from the hull in response to a second longitudinal force applied to the hose and greater than the first force, and is retractable toward the hull in the absence of the second force.
Claims16
A livewell drainage system comprising:
- a retractable hose assembly coupled on a first end to a livewell tank residing within a boat and extending therefrom through an aperture in the boat to a second end outside the boat, the second end of the hose assembly further comprising an end cap having a diameter greater than an outer diameter of the boat aperture, and
- a grommet positioned to interface the hose assembly with the aperture, the grommet having an inner diameter sized to engage an outer diameter for the hose,
- wherein the second end of the hose assembly during normal operation is urged to a first position against the boat and adjacent the aperture, and
- wherein the second end of the hose assembly during a drainage operation is moveable from the first position to a second position away from the boat in response to a longitudinal force applied by a user with respect to the hose.
A livewell drainage system for a fishing boat having an interior, an exterior, a hull, a livewell compartment residing within the interior of the boat, and a mechanical pump assembly coupled to the livewell, the system comprising:
- a hose coupled on a first end to the pump assembly and extending from the livewell through an aperture in the hull such that a second end of the hose is outside of the hull;
- a seal interfacing the hose and the hull in association with the aperture;
- and a cap positioned at the second end of the hose, the cap having a diameter greater than an outer diameter of the seal so as to prevent passage of the cap through the hull and further effective to apply an equal and opposite force in response to the first longitudinal force when the hose is in a compressed position, the cap further comprising
- a stop cap having a first diameter greater than the outer diameter of the seal so as to prevent passage of the cap through the hull and further effective to apply an equal and opposite force in response to the first longitudinal force when the hose is in the compressed position, and
- a grip cap having a second diameter greater than the first diameter and positioned outside the stop cap with respect to the boat hull,
- wherein the system is effective to deliver fluid pumped from an interior of the livewell compartment by the pump assembly to the exterior of the boat through the second end of the hose, and
- wherein the hose further comprises a spring arranged along at least a portion of its length and applying a first longitudinal force with respect to the second end of the hose, the hose effective to extract from the hull in response to a second longitudinal force applied to the hose and greater than the first force.
A livewell drainage system for a fishing boat having an interior, an exterior, a hull, a livewell compartment residing within the interior of the boat, and a mechanical pump assembly coupled to the livewell, the system comprising:
- a hose coupled on a first end to the pump assembly and extending from the livewell through an aperture in the hull such that a second end of the hose is outside of the hull;
- a seal interfacing the hose and the hull in association with the aperture, the seal further comprising a grommet and a grommet nut;
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- a cap positioned at the second end of the hose, the cap having a diameter greater than an outer diameter of the seal so as to prevent passage of the cap through the hull and further effective to apply an equal and opposite force in response to the first longitudinal force when the hose is in a compressed position,
- wherein the system is effective to deliver fluid pumped from an interior of the livewell compartment by the pump assembly to the exterior of the boat through the second end of the hose, and
- wherein the hose further comprises a spring arranged along at least a portion of its length and applying a first longitudinal force with respect to the second end of the hose, the hose effective to extract from the hull in response to a second longitudinal force applied to the hose and greater than the first force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.