Patent ID: 6041732
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A small watercraft including an elongated seat for carrying a plurality of riders in the watercraft, said seat comprising a forward seat section located towards a bow of said small watercraft, a rearward seat section located towards a stem of said watercraft, a protrusion extending upwardly between said forward and rearward seat sections, said protrusion having an inclined front surface being located towards said bow and smoothly rising from the forward seat section toward the rear of the watercraft, and an inclined rear surface being located towards said stem, an upper edge of the rear surface being distanced from an upper edge of said front surface along a longitudinal axis of the seat so as to accommodate riders seated on the seat in a back-to-back fashion, said front surface having a sufficient height relative to the forward seat section to inhibit rearward sliding of a forward facing rider seated in the forward seat section of the seat, and said rear surface having a sufficient height relative to the rearward seat section to inhibit forward sliding of a rearward facing rider seated in the rearward seat section of the seat.