Patent ID: 7328666
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: B63B,E05C,E05D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A small watercraft including a deck, comprising: an engine hood that is pivotably provided to the deck around a first pivot shaft, and covers an engine room thereunder from above so as to open and close; and a lock mechanism for locking the engine hood in an open position, wherein the lock mechanism includes an engine-hood-side member attached to the engine hood, a deck-side member attached to the deckt, and wherein the lock mechanism further includes a stopping member; wherein at least one member of the engine-hood-side member and the deck-side member is formed with a protruding portion that protrudes in the radial direction of the pivoting; wherein the stopping member is attached to the other member, and the protruding portion engages with the stopping member when the engine hood reaches a predetermined open position so that the protruding portion stops the pivoting of the one member to lock the engine hood in the predetermined open position; wherein the engine-hood-side member and the deck-side member are coupled with each other so as to relatively pivot around the first pivot shaft as a center; and wherein the protruding portion is formed so as to protrude in a radially outward direction from a center of the first pivot shaft.