IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0913316
(2004-08-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Richard,Simard
- Giroux,Francois
- Cassel,Shannon
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
9 인용 특허 :
2 |
초록
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A seat assembly for a personal watercraft, comprises a seat portion. A support portion is connected to the seat portion, and is adapted to connect the seat portion to the personal watercraft in a seating position of the seat assembly, in which a rider of the personal watercraft is in a seated positi
A seat assembly for a personal watercraft, comprises a seat portion. A support portion is connected to the seat portion, and is adapted to connect the seat portion to the personal watercraft in a seating position of the seat assembly, in which a rider of the personal watercraft is in a seated position on the personal watercraft. A storable configuration is provided between the seat portion and the support portion, for the seat assembly to be displaceable while being connected to the personal watercraft between the seating position and a collapsed position in which the seat assembly is adapted to be stored in the personal watercraft, such that the rider of the personal watercraft can be in a standing or kneeling position on the personal watercraft.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A personal watercraft comprising: a hull; a deck supported by the hull, the deck having a standing surface; a steering assembly pivotably mounted on the deck at a first end of the steering assembly, forward of the standing surface, the steering assembly having a steerin
The invention claimed is: 1. A personal watercraft comprising: a hull; a deck supported by the hull, the deck having a standing surface; a steering assembly pivotably mounted on the deck at a first end of the steering assembly, forward of the standing surface, the steering assembly having a steering handle disposed on a second end of the steering assembly; a jet propulsion unit supported by the hull, including an inlet for taking in water, an impeller assembly for generating a pressurized stream of water, an outlet for discharging the pressurized stream of water, and a movable element positioned at the outlet for selectively directing the pressurized stream of water, wherein the movable element is operatively connected to the steering handle and directs the pressurized stream of water based on signals from the steering handle; and a seat assembly displaceably supported by the deck such that the seat assembly is pivotably displaceable between a first position, in which the seat assembly is pivotably connected to the steering assembly and is positioned above the standing surface, such that an operator of the watercraft can be seated on the seat assembly, and a second position, in which the seat assembly is stored in the personal watercraft and supported by the steering assembly, so that the standing surface is unencumbered, such that the operator of the watercraft can stand on the standing surface. 2. The personal watercraft according to claim 1, wherein at least part of the seat assembly is retained in the steering assembly when in the second position. 3. The personal watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the seat assembly is pivotally mounted to the steering assembly, so as to be pivotally displacable between the first position and the second position. 4. The personal watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the seat assembly has a seat portion and a support portion for supporting the seat portion above the standing surface in the first position of the seat assembly. 5. The personal watercraft according to claim 4, wherein the support portion has a shaft having a connector portion at a first end thereof, for connection with the deck in the first position of the seating assembly, and a pivot portion at a second end thereof, such that the shaft may be jackknifed to the seat portion in the second position. 6. The personal watercraft according to claim 5, wherein the support portion has an arm pivotally connected to the steering assembly, for the seat assembly to be jackknifed to the steering assembly in the second position of the seat assembly, with the shaft of the support portion being jackknifed to the seat portion. 7. The personal watercraft according to claim 5, wherein the shaft of the support portion is lockable in a first shaft position and a second shaft position with respect to the seat portion, the first shaft position of the shaft corresponding to a straddle subposition of the first position of the seat assembly, in which a rider of the personal watercraft is straddle seated on the seat assembly, the second shaft position corresponding to a karting subposition of the first position of the seating assembly, in which a rider of the personal watercraft is in a karting sitting position. 8. The personal watercraft according to claim 4, wherein the support portion has an arm pivotally connected to the steering assembly, for the seat assembly to be jackknifed to the steering assembly in the second position of the seat assembly. 9. The personal watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the first position includes a straddle subposition, in which a rider of the personal watercraft is in a straddle sitting position, and a karting subposition, in which a rider of the personal watercraft is in a karting sitting position. 10. The personal watercraft according to claim 1, wherein the steering assembly is displaceable so as to rest on the deck of the personal watercraft with the seat assembly in the second position, in a storage configuration of the personal watercraft. 11. A method for storing a seat assembly pivotably connected to a steering assembly of a personal watercraft, comprising the steps of: releasing the seat assembly from a seating position on a deck of the personal watercraft; and pivoting the seat assembly in respect to a steering assembly to a collapsed position in the personal watercraft, such that the seat assembly is received at least in part in a space in the steering assembly of the personal watercraft in the collapsed position. 12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of configuring the seat assembly for storage, prior to pivoting the seat assembly to collapsed position. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of configuring the seat assembly for storage includes jackknifing a support portion of the seat assembly to a seat portion of the seat assembly. 14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of releasing the seat assembly from the seating position on the deck of the personal watercraft is achieved by unlocking pivot joints retaining the seat assembly in the seating position so as to allow a seat portion of the seat assembly to pivot with respect to a support portion of the seat assembly, and by disconnecting the support portion away from the deck of the personal watercraft. 15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of configuring the seat assembly for storage, prior to pivoting the seat assembly to collapsed position. 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of configuring the seat assembly for storage includes jackknifing the support portion of the seat assembly to the seat portion of the seat assembly.
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