Patent ID: 8245657
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A personal watercraft comprising: a hull; a deck disposed above the hull; a raised portion protruding from a rear portion of the watercraft; an engine disposed at least in part in the hull; a propulsion system connected to the hull and operatively connected to the engine; a helm assembly disposed on the deck; a straddle-type seat disposed on the deck at least in part rearwardly of the helm assembly, the seat having a seat profile; a storage compartment disposed at least in part rearwardly of the seat, the raised portion of the rear portion forming at least in part the storage compartment; and a rear platform pivotally connected to the rear portion of the watercraft, the rear platform extending laterally across the rear portion of the watercraft, the rear platform being pivotable relative to the hull about a pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position, the rear platform permitting access to the storage compartment when in the raised position, the rear platform sealingly closing the storage compartment when in the lowered position; a rearward portion of the rear platform has at least one grab handle disposed thereon, the pivot axis being longitudinally aligned with the at least one grab handle; a highest point of the rear platform being disposed lower than the seat profile when the rear platform is in the lowered position.