IP Library Granted Patent US 10,384,748
Granted Patent B2
US 10,384,748 · App. 15/331,616 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Storage compartment for a personal watercraft

Inventors: Robert J. McDonough (Bangor, ME); Timothy A. Bragg (Winterport, ME)
Assignee: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
B63B35/71B63B25/002B63B19/14B63B2035/715
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Patent No.
US 10,384,748
App. No.
15/331,616
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover adapted to be reversibly attached over an opening of a storage compartment contained on a personal watercraft. The cover includes a generally planar substrate having formed therein a dry storage chamber and at least one additional feature selected from the group consisting of a cup holder, an equipment rail, a surround tray, an accessory mounting plate, and a magnetic surface.

Claims (18)

1. A cover adapted to be reversibly attached over an opening of a storage compartment contained on a personal watercraft, the cover comprising:

a dry storage chamber; and

at least one additional feature selected from the group consisting of a cup holder, an equipment rail, a surround tray, an accessory mounting plate, and a magnetic surface;

wherein the cover includes at least the additional feature of a magnetic surface, a cup holder, at least one equipment rail, and an accessory mounting plate; and

wherein the cover further includes an elastic cord on a lid of the dry storage chamber and a plurality of latches configured to secure the cover to the opening of the storage compartment.

2. The cover of 1 , wherein the cover includes at least the additional features of a magnetic surface, a cup holder, at least one equipment rail, and an accessory mounting plate.

3. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the cover is divided into a first end and a second end by a center hinge, the center hinge being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cover.

4. The cover of claim 3 , wherein the center hinge is adapted to provide 180° of rotation of the first end relative to the second end.

5. The cover of claim 4 , wherein the 180° of rotation allows a topmost surface of the first end to be brought into contact with a topmost surface of the second end.

6. The cover of claim 1 , wherein a watertight membrane is provided around a at least a portion of the perimeter edge of the cover where the cover engages the opening of the storage compartment.

7. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the dry storage chamber is a cellular device compartment.

8. The cover of claim 7 , wherein the cellular device compartment has a clear lid such that contents of the cellular device compartment can be seen through the clear lid.

9. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the cover is adapted to rotate about a hinge along a longitudinal edge of the opening.

10. A cover adapted to be reversibly attached over an opening of a storage compartment contained on a personal watercraft, the cover comprising:

a dry storage chamber, and

at least one additional feature selected from the group consisting of a cup holder, an equipment rail, a surround tray, an accessory mounting plate, and a magnetic surface;

wherein the cover is divided into a first end and a second end by a center hinge, the center hinge being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cover; and

wherein the first end and the second end have a region of overlap when the first end and second end are in a generally planar configuration and wherein the region of overlap is provided with a gasket seal adapted to prevent water from entering the storage compartment through the region of overlap.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2017
From: MCDONOUGH, ROBERT J.; BRAGG, TIMOTHY A.
To: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
Reel/Frame 041046/0548 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62245110 · Oct 22, 2015
Related Publication 20170113763A1 · Apr 27, 2017