Kayak

US9114860B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Tom B. Eckert · Henderson, US
• Tim Niemier · Bellingham, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 29, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 25, 2015
• Expiry date: Dec 19, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B63B2001/201
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In one example, a watercraft is provided that includes a body having a bow and a stern whose respective shapes are substantially different from each other. The body includes a hull, an open cockpit, a ramp that is located aft of the open cockpit and slopes downwardly toward the stern, where a lower end of the ramp is located near the stern, and a transom, where the lower end of the ramp extends through the transom.