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US 8,997,679 B2Granted
Pleasure boat
AssigneeEnrico Giovanni Puppi
InventorMauro Ricci
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a pleasure boat and particularly but not exclusively to a pedal boat. According to the invention, in order to make sea excursions with said pleasure boat more attractive, the boat comprises a jetted tub on board, preferably fed with seawater drawn directly from the surrounding environment.
Claims15
Pleasure boat comprising
- at least one hull,
- propulsion means arranged for moving the boat on the water;
- and
- a platform mounted on said at least one hull,
- said boat further comprising
- a jetted tub provided on said platform, said jetted tub having a water recirculation system;
- and
- a pump commanding device for driving surrounding water into said jetted tub;
- wherein said pump commanding device comprises
- at least one suction tube arranged to draw water from the sea;
- a plurality of circulation ducts terminating with outlet mouths directed towards a plurality of positions provided in said jetted tub;
- a drawing pump connected to said suction tube, said drawing pump being arranged to suck water from the suction tube and transport the water through the circulation ducts to said plurality of positions provided in said jetted tub;
- said drawing pump being selectively connectable to said suction tube or to said recirculation system;
- so that when the drawing pump is connected to the suction tube, the water recirculation system is disconnected from said drawing pump, and when the suction tube is disconnected from said drawing pump the recirculation system is connected to said drawing pump and the jetted tub can continue to function with its own water;
- and wherein said pleasure boat is a pedal boat having pedals and respective pedal seats, said circulation ducts terminating with further outlet mouths directed toward said pedal seats.
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Pleasure boat comprising
- at least one hull,
- propulsion means arranged for moving the boat on the water;
- and
- a platform mounted on said at least one hull,
- said boat further comprising
- a jetted tub provided on said platform, said jetted tub having a water recirculation system;
- and
- a pump commanding device for driving surrounding water into said jetted tub;
- wherein said pump commanding device comprises
- at least one suction tube arranged to draw water from the sea;
- a plurality of circulation ducts terminating with outlet mouths directed towards a plurality of positions provided in said jetted tub;
- a drawing pump connected to said suction tube, said drawing pump being arranged to suck water from the suction tube and transport the water through the circulation ducts to said plurality of positions provided in said jetted tub;
- said drawing pump being selectively connectable to said suction tube or to said recirculation system;
- so that when the drawing pump is connected to the suction tube, the water recirculation system is disconnected from said drawing pump, and when the suction tube is disconnected from said drawing pump the recirculation system is connected to said drawing pump and the jetted tub can continue to function with its own water;
- and
- wherein said pleasure boat is a rowboat.
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Pleasure boat, comprising:
- at least one hull,
- propulsion means arranged for moving the boat on the water;
- and
- a platform mounted on said at least one hull,
- said boat further comprising
- a jetted tub provided on said platform, said jetted tub having a water recirculation system;
- and
- a pump commanding device for driving surrounding water into said jetted tub;
- wherein said pump commanding device comprises
- at least one suction tube arranged to draw water from the sea;
- a plurality of circulation ducts terminating with outlet mouths directed towards a plurality of positions provided in said jetted tub;
- a drawing pump connected to said suction tube, said drawing pump being arranged to suck water from the suction tube and transport the water through the circulation ducts to said plurality of positions provided in said jetted tub;
- said drawing pump being selectively connectable to said suction tube or to said recirculation system;
- so that when the drawing pump is connected to the suction tube, the water recirculation system is disconnected from said drawing pump, and when the suction tube is disconnected from said drawing pump the recirculation system is connected to said drawing pump and the jetted tub can continue to function with its own water;
- and
- wherein said pleasure boat is a pedal boat having pedals and respective pedal seats.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.