Patent ID: 6626124
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
An article storing structure in a small boat, the small boat including a handlebar disposed on a centerline along a length of a hull of the small boat and a seat disposed rearward of the handlebar, said article storing structure comprising:an article storage box; a front hinge, said front hinge being disposed rearward of the handlebar and forward of the seat, said front hinge including: a keyhole-shaped notch, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed of a slit having a width smaller than an inner diameter of a round hole, said slit continuing into the round hole; and a bifacial shaft, said bifacial shaft having an outer diameter corresponding to the round hole, said bifacial shaft being formed with two faces forming a width corresponding to the width of the slit; a lid, said lid being openable and closeable in a vertical direction by said front hinge; and a retaining member, said retaining member preventing the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft from establishing an angular relation in which the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft can be attached and detached from each other when the keyhole-shaped notch is rotated about the bifacial shaft; wherein said retaining member is disposed in a vicinity of said handle and one of the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft is provided on the lid and the other one of the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft is provided on the hull.