Patent ID: 9422028
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B63B,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A device to redirect a wake of a watercraft, the device comprising: a main body portion having a back side which faces away from a flow of water when the device is attached to a hull of the watercraft; at least two side panels attached to the backside of the main body portion parallel to a longitudinal axis of and substantially perpendicular to the main body portion; at least one suction cup attached to the at least two side panels so that a radial axis of the at least one suction cup is substantially perpendicular to the main body portion; a handle attached to the back side of the main body portion at a position distal from the at least one suction cup; at least one vacuum pump integral with the handle and in fluid communication with the at least one suction cup, wherein the at least one vacuum pump provides a vacuum between the at least one suction cup and the hull of the watercraft when the device is attached to the hull of the watercraft; at least one pump line connected to the at least one vacuum pump and the at least one suction cup, and providing the fluid communication between the at least one vacuum pump and the at least one suction cup; and at least one release actuator for selectively releasing the vacuum between the at least one suction cup and the hull of the watercraft, wherein removable attachment of the device to a transom adjacent a port side of the watercraft changes a shape of the wake on a starboard side of the watercraft, and removable attachment of the device to the transom adjacent the starboard side of the watercraft changes the shape of the wake on the port side of the watercraft.