Boat driver door and ladder assembly

US10220920B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventors

• Hutch Holseberg · Charleston, US
• Tom Marlowe · Summerville, US
• Steven O'Connell · Corvallis, US
• Niki O'Connell · Holly Hill, US
• Timothy Goings · Summerton, US
• Michael Marlowe · Moncks Corner, US
• Ron Inabinett · Charleston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 7, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 7, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B63B2211/04
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A dive door and ladder assembly includes a door positioned on the side of a boat, preferably in a rearward or aft position. The dive door is attached to a horizontally oriented hinge on a bottom portion thereof, and opens by pivoting inwardly and downwardly (vertically). When the door is in an open position, the underside of the door is generally in a horizontal plane with the upper surface of the doorway, forming a platform for divers and snorkelers to stand on. The upper surface of the doorway further includes a small hatch that may be opened to reveal a compartment therebelow. A collapsible ladder may be positioned within the compartment, in a collapsed state, and may be pulled upwardly from the compartment and folded over the side of the boat, through the doorway and extended into the water.