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Multi-sport watercraft carrier

US10654421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Thule Sweden AB · SE

Inventors

Joseph Flaherty · Prospect, US
Michael Maximenko · Naugatuck, US
David Galindo · Cambridge, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	May 19, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB63B32/80
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A watercraft carrier includes a central hub having an upper surface configured to receive a watercraft, an upright rotatably coupled to the central hub and configured to be disposed in a plurality of positions, and a locking assembly coupling the upright with the central hub and configured to secure the upright in the plurality of positions. The locking assembly is disposed below the upper surface of the central hub. A portion of the upright is disposed above the upper surface of the central hub in a first position and the upright is disposed below the upper surface of the central hub in a second position.

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