Patent ID: 11945552
Assignee: MASTERCRAFT BOAT COMPANY, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. An inboard watersports boat comprising:
a hull including a bow, a stern, a transom, and port and starboard gunwales;
a tow point for towing a watersports performer;
a plurality of aft-facing seats positioned in the stern of the boat, aft of the tow point, the plurality of aft-facing seats including an aft-facing seat positioned port of the centerline of the boat and an aft-facing seat positioned starboard of the centerline of the boat, each of the port and starboard aft-facing seats including:
(i) a seat bottom movable from a first position to a second position, the seat bottom being inclined at a downward angle in the first position, the downward angle extending in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the seat bottom is higher than a forward portion of the seat bottom; and
(ii) a seatback that joins the seat bottom at a location forward of the transom and below the gunwales; and

a plurality of compartments including a compartment associated with the port aft-facing seat and a compartment associated with the starboard aft-facing seat, at least a portion of the compartment associated with the port aft-facing seat being located under the seat bottom of the port aft-facing seat when the seat bottom is in the first position, and at least a portion of the compartment associated with the starboard aft-facing seat being located under the seat bottom of the starboard aft-facing seat when the seat bottom is in the first position,
wherein the seat bottom of each of the port and starboard aft-facing seats is movable to the second position to allow access to the portion of the associated compartment under the seat bottom.