Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wake shaping device and system
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Application No.: US14818069Application Date: 2015-08-04
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Publication No.: US09855995B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Michael J. Fafard , William S. Pegg , Michael Anthony Werle
- Applicant: Chaparral Boats, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US GA Nashville
- Assignee: Chaparral Boats, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Chaparral Boats, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Nashville
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: B63B1/32
- IPC: B63B1/32 ; B63B29/00 ; B63B35/73 ; B63B29/02 ; B63B35/85

Abstract:
Boats can be adapted to generate a wake that is well-suited for the sport of wake surfing. For example, boats can include an aft platform with a contoured underside that contacts water to generate such a wake for wake surfing. In some embodiments, the contoured underside of the platform includes dual opposing wake-shaping surfaces that shape the water flowing aft from the boat hull to create a wake shape that is well-suited for wake surfing. The aft platforms can be integrally manufactured as an extension to the hull or deck of a new boat, or manufactured separately and subsequently affixed to a previously manufactured boat.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160244126A1 WAKE SHAPING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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