Seating and control arrangement for small watercraft

Details Seating and control arrangement for small watercraft Seating and control arrangement for small watercraft

1994-05-31

1999-08-31

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Ships

Boats, boat component, or attachment

Boarding aids

114363, B63P 1700

Patent

active

059439793

ABSTRACT:
A number of embodiments of small watercraft having a seat that affords at least two different seating positions in generally side by side fashion. A steering control is supported forwardly of the seat and is movable between two different positions, each in front of a respective one of the seating positions while maintaining the steering axis generally perpendicular to the seat and for varying the distance between the steering element and the seat in the respective positions. The support for the steering element is also pivotal about a transversely disposed horizontally extending axis to permit different height positioning for the steering control when it is in its steering position. A variety of seat arrangements and boarding facilitating devices are also disclosed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 42195 (1864-04-01), Jones
patent: 2436153 (1948-02-01), Sanmori
patent: 2629356 (1953-02-01), Whiting
patent: 2839312 (1958-06-01), Barenyi et al.
patent: 2971601 (1961-02-01), Fortune
patent: 3570029 (1971-03-01), Hunsaker
patent: 3584704 (1971-06-01), Eckmann
patent: 4085473 (1978-04-01), Franklin
patent: 4293967 (1981-10-01), Ord
patent: 4299407 (1981-11-01), Simson
patent: 4531921 (1985-07-01), Teraura et al.
patent: 4548155 (1985-10-01), Hegg
patent: 4674354 (1987-06-01), Brand
patent: 4742795 (1988-05-01), DePrey
patent: 4896744 (1990-01-01), Crone
patent: 5056450 (1991-10-01), Mardikian
patent: 5101751 (1992-04-01), Kobayashi
patent: 5123372 (1992-06-01), Kobayashi
patent: 5255626 (1993-10-01), Hattori

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Seating and control arrangement for small watercraft does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Seating and control arrangement for small watercraft, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Seating and control arrangement for small watercraft will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2423302