Patent ID: 11866132
Assignee: HOBIE CAT IP, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A watercraft comprising:
a hull;
a cavity along a bottom portion of the hull;
a mounting platform configured to carry a data collection system;
one or more support members suspending the mounting platform within the cavity, wherein the one or more support members are configured to allow at least a portion of the mounting platform and the data collection system to retract into the cavity in response to an external force on the portion of the data collection system; and
a retraction device connected to the mounting platform, the retraction device being manually operable to retract the mounting platform into the cavity, wherein the retraction device comprises a pull handle manually operable to pull a cord to retract the mounting platform into the cavity.