Title:
SHOCK ABSORBING COCKPITS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/091254
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A watercraft cockpit includes a floor, sidewalls and forward and rearward bulkheads. A frame assembly having four corners supports the cockpit and includes an upper frame and a lower frame that are rotatably connected to one another. A pair of shock-absorbing members is provided at each of the four corners of the frame so that the entire cockpit is isolated from shocks. By cushioning the entire cockpit as a whole, the need for individual shock-absorbing seats is obviated. The walls of the cockpit are spaced apart from the sidewalls of the watercraft and are interconnected to the sidewall of the watercraft by a flexible member so that the sidewalls of the watercraft move up and down in response to shocks independently of the walls of the cockpit. Each shock-absorbing member preferably includes an airbag and a dashpot but other shock-absorbing members are within the scope of the invention.
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Inventors:
WERNER TODD C (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/023321
Publication Date:
December 02, 2010
Filing Date:
February 05, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WERNER TODD C (US)
International Classes:
B63B15/00; B63B17/00; B63B29/00; B63B35/73
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2005025975A2 | 2005-03-24 | |||
| WO1992012892A1 | 1992-08-06 |
Foreign References:
| KR20060020503A | 2006-03-06 | |||
| US20050278094A1 | 2005-12-15 | |||
| JP2000038194A | 2000-02-08 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2393706A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SMITH, Ronald, E. (Oldsmar, Florida, US)
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