Patent ID: 8261684
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A watercraft having a cockpit, comprising: said cockpit including a floor having a size coextensive with the size of the cockpit; said floor being mounted atop a plurality of shock absorbing members to substantially protect said floor from shocks generated by travel of said watercraft through water; said cockpit being mounted on a frame assembly that includes an upper frame and a lower frame; said upper frame and said lower frame being pivotally connected to one another; said frame assembly including four corners, a first corner being a port and bow corner, a second corner being a starboard and bow corner, a third corner being a port and stern corner, and a fourth corner being a starboard and stern corner; a shock-absorbing means being positioned at each corner of said four corners; said upper frame including a pair of transversely spaced apart stringers disposed in substantially parallel relation to one another; said lower frame including a pair of transversely spaced apart support members disposed in substantially parallel relation to one another and positioned between said pair of stringers; said lower frame further including a first transversely disposed cylindrical member secured to respective leading ends of said support members; said first transversely disposed cylindrical member having opposite ends rotatably secured to said stringers.