Patent · US Expired

Personal watercraft

US6192823A · kind A · utility

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2References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 2000
Grant dateFeb 27, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 12, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B34/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

It is an object of the invention to provide a personal watercraft having a rear deck floor which can house goods necessary for water-skiing or the like and is provided with a space where a water-skier or the like sits when getting into the water or a space for embarkation when coming out of the water into a watercraft. In a personal watercraft having a whole plane view almost shell-shaped comprising a riding seat S provided from an almost central portion of a body A of a watercraft to a rear portion thereof, a steering handlebar 21 provided in front of the riding seat S, an engine E for propulsion provided below the riding seat S, and a jet pump P provided behind the engine, the jet pump being provided with an outlet port rearward for being driven by the engine, a rear deck floor 1 having a space for at least one adult to sit is provided behind the riding seat S and has an openable hatch cover 1A formed on the space, and a rear storage box 1B is formed under the hatch cover 1A.

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