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US 8,616,142 B2Granted
Kayak
AssigneeLifetime Products, Inc.
InventorsTom Bernard Eckert, Tim Niemier
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Abstract
In one example, a watercraft is provided that includes a body. The body has a hull and a ramp that slopes downwardly toward a back of the hull. Additionally, a reverse chine geometry is incorporated in a portion of the bottom of the hull. Finally, one or more projections extend downward from the bottom of the hull.
Claims41
A watercraft, comprising:
- a body including:
- a hull with an open bow configuration;
- a ramp that slopes downwardly toward a stern of the watercraft;
- and
- a reverse chine geometry incorporated in a portion of the bottom of the hull, wherein first and second reverse chines of the reverse chine geometry are defined in part by respective first and second longitudinal recesses defined in a bottom of the hull, the first and second longitudinal recesses extending along a substantial portion of a length of the hull and terminating proximate the stern, and wherein the reverse chine geometry includes a chine positioned proximate a centerline of the hull between the first and second reverse chines, the chine extending along a portion of the length of the hull, and the chine is cooperatively defined by the first and second longitudinal recesses.
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A watercraft, comprising:
- a body including:
- a hull with an open bow configuration;
- a ramp that slopes downwardly toward a stern of the watercraft;
- a reverse chine geometry incorporated in a portion of the bottom of the hull, wherein first and second reverse chines of the reverse chine geometry are defined in part by respective first and second longitudinal recesses defined in a bottom of the hull, the first and second longitudinal recesses extending along a substantial portion of a length of the hull and terminating proximate the stern;
- and
- two projections extending downward from the bottom of the hull, wherein the projections are substantially parallel to each other and are disposed on opposite respective sides of a centerline of the hull, and wherein the projections overlap, in a longitudinal direction, with the first and second longitudinal recesses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.