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US 8,800,468 B2Granted
Kayak
AssigneeLifetime Products, Inc.
InventorsEdward VanNimwegen, Brent Steed, Tim Niemier
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Abstract
In one example, a watercraft, such as a kayak, is provided that has a body which includes a hull, a cockpit connected with the hull, and a backrest removably attached to the body. The watercraft may additionally include a fish tail configuration near a stern of the watercraft.
Claims31
A personal watercraft, comprising:
- a body having a bow and a stern whose respective shapes are substantially different from each other, the stern being shaped in a forked fish tail configuration, and the body comprising:
- a hull having a bottom that includes first and second longitudinal ribs disposed on opposite respective sides of a centerline of the hull, and the bottom of the hull further including a central rib positioned proximate the centerline of the hull;
- a cockpit connected with the hull;
- a seat partly disposed within the cockpit;
- a first set of foot wells on a first side of the cockpit;
- and
- a second set of foot wells on a second side of the cockpit.
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A kayak, comprising:
- a body having a stern shaped in a forked fish tail configuration, and the body comprising:
- a hull having a bottom that includes a recessed portion bounded on a portion of each side by a knuckle extending along a portion of a length of the body, the knuckles diverging from each other proximate the stern of the kayak so as to collectively implement a portion of the forked fish tail configuration of the stern, and wherein the knuckles extend forward to define boundaries of a central recessed portion that tapers in width as the central recessed portion approaches a bow of the kayak, and the hull further comprising first and second longitudinal ribs disposed on opposite respective sides of the central recessed portion;
- a cockpit connected with the hull by way of one or more scuppers;
- and
- two or more seats partly disposed within the cockpit;
- and
- a backrest located proximate one of the seats, the backrest being removably connected to the body and rotatable over a defined range of motion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.