Patent ID: 7029344

Claim:
A reverse system for a water-jet propulsion personal watercraft, comprising: a water jet pump configured to eject water rearward from a steering nozzle thereof to thereby propel the watercraft, the steering nozzle being pivotable rightward and leftward; and a reverse bucket having a bowl-shaped inner wall and side provided on the inner wall to be located on right and left sides relative to a center in a with direction of the water jet pump, the reverse bucket being positioned rearward of the water jet pump and being configured to be vertically pivotable between an upper position and a lower position; wherein the water jet pump is configured to eject water to collide with the inner wall of the reverse bucket when the reverse bucket is in the lower position; wherein the bowl-shaped inner wall is curved to protrude rearward in a lateral direction and in a vertical direction when the reverse bucket is in the lower position; wherein the side fins are configured to extend from an upper region to a lower region of the inner wall along the inner wall and to protrude inward from the inner wall in a manner such that a distance between the fins decreases as the fins protrude, when the reverse bucket is in the lower position; and wherein the reverse bucket in the lower position is configured to cause the water ejected from the water jet pump and flowing along the inner wall and the side fins to be directed substantially forward along a path that travels under the water let pump, to thereby propel the watercraft rearward.