IP Library Granted Patent US 11,993,350
Granted Patent B2
US 11,993,350 · App. 17/556,581 · Granted May 28, 2024

Swim up bar for a boat

Inventor: Eric McBride (Manchester Center, VT)
Assignee: MARGARITAVILLE ENTERPRISES, LLC
B63B29/00B63B1/10
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Patent No.
US 11,993,350
App. No.
17/556,581
Granted
May 28, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a housing and a swim up bar configured to be mounted on a boat. The swim up bar is movable into or out from the housing. In a deployed position, the swim up bar is extended from a bow of the boat. In a storage position, the swim up bar is contained within the housing.

Claims (50)

1. A swim up bar, comprising:

a housing;

the swim up bar configured to be mounted on a boat;

wherein the swim up bar is movable into or out from the housing,

in a deployed position, the swim up bar is extended from a bow of the boat, and

in a storage position, the swim up bar is contained within the housing;

a second housing; and

a second swim up bar configured to be mounted on the boat;

wherein the second swim up bar is movable into or out from the second housing,

in a deployed position, the second swim up bar is extended from a bow of the boat, and

in a storage position, the second swim up bar is contained within the second housing;

wherein the swim up bar includes a table and a seat and the second swim up bar includes a second table and a second seat.

2. The swim up bar of claim 1 , wherein the table and the second table are surfboard shaped.

3. The swim up bar of claim 1 , wherein the table and the second table are shark-fin shaped.

4. The swim up bar of claim 1 , wherein the swim up bar is rotatable about a pivot head from the deployed position into the storage position.

5. The swim up bar of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of motors, wherein the swim up bar is deployed by the plurality of motors.

6. The swim up bar of claim 1 , comprising a safety catch configured to prevent unintended deployment or retraction of the swim up bar.

7. The swim up bar of claim 1 , comprising a switch, wherein the switch is in an open state in the deployed position and the switch is in a closed state in the storage position.

8. The swim up bar of claim 7 , wherein the switch is a magnetic switch and the swim up bar includes a magnet.

9. A boat, comprising:

a housing disposed under a deck of the boat;

a swim up bar,

wherein the swim up bar is movable into or out from the housing,

in a deployed position, the swim up bar is extended from a bow of the boat,

in a storage position, the swim up bar is contained within the housing, and

wherein the swim up bar includes:

a plurality of tables, and

a plurality of seats.

10. The boat of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of tables are surfboard shaped.

11. The boat of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of tables are shark-fin shaped.

12. The boat of claim 9 , wherein the swim up bar is rotatable about a pivot head from the deployed position into the storage position.

13. The boat of claim 9 , comprising a plurality of motors, wherein the swim up bar is deployed by the plurality of motors.

14. The boat of claim 9 , comprising a safety catch configured to prevent unintended deployment or retraction of the swim up bar.

15. The boat of claim 9 , comprising a switch, wherein the switch is in an open state in the deployed position and the switch is in a closed state in the storage position.

16. The boat of claim 15 , wherein the switch is a magnetic switch and the swim up bar includes a magnet.

17. The boat of claim 9 , wherein the boat is a pontoon or a tritoon boat.

18. A pontoon boat, comprising:

a plurality of housings disposed under a deck of the pontoon boat;

a plurality of swim up bars,

wherein each of the plurality of swim up bars is movable into or out from the respective housing,

in a deployed position, each of the plurality of swim up bars is extended from a bow of the boat,

in a storage position, each of the plurality of swim up bars is contained within the respective housing, and

wherein each of the plurality of swim up bars includes:

a table, and

a plurality of seats; and

a magnetic switch,

wherein in the deployed position, the switch is in an open state,

wherein in the storage position, the switch is in a closed state,

wherein the magnetic switch is in electric communication with an ignition of the boat, and

wherein the ignition is inoperable when the switch is in the open state.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: MARGARITAVILLE ENTERPRISES, LLC
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060274/0211 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2022
From: MCBRIDE, ERIC
To: MARGARITAVILLE ENTERPRISES, LLC
Reel/Frame 059642/0672 →
Continuity (1)
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