Patent · US Expired

Outfitting system for a personal watercraft

US6948442B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
10References
2Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 2003
Grant dateSep 27, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 2, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B2231/50
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment provides a personal watercraft, wherein the personal watercraft includes a cockpit configured to accommodate a user, a first item of outfitting coupled to the watercraft at least partially within the cockpit, wherein the first item of outfitting includes a first fluid-holding bladder inflatable by the user to increase the snugness of fit of the first item of outfitting on the user, a second item of outfitting coupled to the watercraft at least partially within the cockpit, wherein the second item of outfitting includes a second fluid-holding bladder inflatable by the user to increase the snugness of fit of the second item of outfitting on the user, a pump for inflating the first bladder and the second bladder, a fluid supply line connecting the first bladder and the second bladder to the pump, and a valve disposed along the fluid supply line, wherein the valve is configured to allow fluid flow from the pump to be selectively directed into at least one of the first bladder and the second bladder.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.