Patent ID: 9399505
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: B63B,B63H

Claim Text:
1. A jet propulsion watercraft comprising: a vessel body; a steering nozzle configured to be pivoted right and left, the steering nozzle including a jet port from which a jet of water is ejected to propel the vessel body; and a bucket configured to move to a retracted position spaced away from the jet of water ejected from the jet port and to a jet receiving position to receive the jet of water ejected from the jet port; wherein the bucket includes a rear plate portion, a right plate portion, a left plate portion, a right opening, a left opening, a first opening, and a second opening; the rear plate portion is disposed rearward of the steering nozzle and directs the jet of water at least in a right-and-left direction when the bucket is located in the jet receiving position; the right plate portion extends forward from a right end portion of the rear plate portion; the left plate portion extends forward from a left end portion of the rear plate portion; the right opening is bored in the right plate portion; the left opening is bored in the left plate portion; the first opening is a hole in either the rear plate portion or the right plate portion; and the second opening is a hole in either the rear plate portion or the left plate portion and is spaced apart from the first opening; the first opening is located at least partially rightward of a right end of the jet port; and the second opening is located at least partially leftward of a left end of the jet port; the jet of water ejected from the jet port flows rightward from the right opening and flows rearward from the first opening when the bucket is located in the jet receiving position and the steering nozzle is pivoted right; and the jet of water ejected from the jet port flows leftward from the left opening and flows rearward from the second opening when the bucket is located in the jet receiving position and the steering nozzle is pivoted left.