Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wake-modifying device for a boat
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Application No.: US16706258Application Date: 2019-12-06
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Publication No.: US11214335B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Darren S. Sheedy , Matthew J. Huyge , Michael D. Myers , Zane E. Schwenk , David F. Ekern
- Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TN Vonore
- Assignee: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
- Current Assignee: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Vonore
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Main IPC: B63B32/70
- IPC: B63B32/70 ; B63B34/70

Abstract:
A recreational sport boat includes a hull having starboard and port sides and a transom, a generally horizontal platform, and a pair of wake-modifying devices positioned aft of the transom. The generally horizontal platform extends aft of the transom and is configured to support a human weighing at least 100 lbs. on an upper surface thereof. The pair of wake-modifying devices are attached to the platform. One of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a port side of the platform's centerline, and another of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a starboard side of the platform's centerline. Each wake-modifying device is moveable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position in which the wake-modifying device is angled downwardly at an angle relative to the top surface of the generally horizontal platform.
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