Patent ID: 8789484
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A personal watercraft comprising: a saddle having a seating surface, first and second opposite sides, and front and back ends; a pair of footing surfaces proceeding from proximate lower edges of first and second opposite sides; a front recess defined in the front end and having upper and lower portions that extend further away from the saddle than a medial portion; a back recess defined in the back end and having upper and lower portions that extend further away from the saddle than a medial portion; and a motor having a control head and a propeller assembly at opposite ends of a shaft, the shaft comprising upper and lower shaft pieces connected by a hinge such that the propeller assembly may be retracted toward the saddle and the upper shaft piece placed substantially horizontal on the saddle; wherein the front and back recesses are configured to secure an inflatable body that substantially surrounds the saddle with the footing surfaces at least partially exposed.