Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Boarding aids
Patent
1991-02-27
1992-06-23
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Boarding aids
182 70, B63B 1700
Patent
active
051233720
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for assisting in boarding or alighting a watercraft having a hull and a deck is disclosed and includes a ladder which is movable between a stowed position, in which it overlies a portion of the deck, and a deployed position in which it extends from the watercraft forwardly and downwardly of the deck to a landing area in order to assist in boarding or alighting the watercraft. The ladder is attached to the watercraft at a forward location thereof. In one embodiment, the ladder is pivotably mounted by means of a pair of spaced brackets to the deck of the watercraft. In another embodiment, the ladder is slidable within a pair of spaced mounting brackets and is adapted to engage a clip, attached to each mounting bracket, to enable the ladder to pivot to its deployed position. In a third embodiment, the ladder includes a pair of hinged sections with one of the sections being pivotably mounted to the deck at a forward location of the watercraft so that the second pivot can be located forward of the bow of the watercraft to enable the second section of the ladder to extend to the landing area when the ladder is in its deployed position. For use with each of the above described embodiments, the deck of the watercraft includes a recessed area in which the ladder lies when it is in its stowed position. In addition, various projections, which are longitudinally spaced with respect to the watercraft, are provided in the recessed area and are disposed between cross-pieces of the ladder when in its stowed position so as to locate the ladder and provide a stepping area for the occupants of the watercraft.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4293967 (1981-10-01), Ord
patent: 4989691 (1991-02-01), Wilkerson
Kobayashi Noboru
Koyanagi Tomoyoshi
Sotelo Jesus D.
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
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