Patent ID: 6182598
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A stowable stair assembly in combination with a marine craft having an outer side wall structure with a cavity formed therein, said stair assembly comprising:a plurality of step members each including a top portion, a bottom portion, opposite sides and upper and lower transverse edges between said top and bottom portions, and said top portion including at least one step surface;hinge means for attaching adjacently positioned step members to one another and for permitting hinged movement of said step members in a generally rolling motion between a compact, stowed position and an extended, deployed position;means for stopping hinged movement of said step members beyond said extended, deployed position;means for mounting said stair assembly to said marine craft and including cap means on opposite sides of the cavity for receiving said plurality of step members in said compact, stowed position, said cap means including an abutment shoulder structured and disposed for mating engagement with at least one of said plurality of step members when in said compact, stowed position,means on said abutment shoulder for providing a water tight seal between said plurality of step members and said cap means, andsaid plurality of step members being structured and disposed to fill the cavity and conform with the configuration of the outer side wall structure of the marine craft when in said compact, stowed position.