Personal watercraft with child's grab handle
US6345585B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20822
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A jet-propelled personal watercraft having a grab handle for a child riding in front of the operator of the watercraft. The watercraft includes a hull defining an engine compartment sized to contain an internal combustion engine for powering the watercraft, a deck portion providing a passenger area containing controls operable by an operator in the passenger area, and a longitudinally extending seat adapted to accommodate at least two riders seated in straddle fashion. A jet propulsion unit is powered by the engine, the jet propulsion unit including a steerable water discharge nozzle. The controls include a set of handlebars operatively connected to the steerable water discharge nozzle to facilitate steering of the watercraft by the operator, the handlebars extending transversely with respect to the watercraft and having a center and a rotational axis extending through such center. A grab handle is mounted to the handlebars and extends from the handlebars in a direction toward the operator, the grab handle being generally centered on the handlebars' axis of rotation.
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