Boat mountable stowable enclosure
DCFirst Claim
1. A stowable room comprising:
- a rotatably attachable double sided member having first and second stable positions and carrying on one side a seat and on the other side at least one elongated, planar, flexible changing room defining element said flexible changing room defining element comprising a substantially freely hanging curtain means for forming a closable changing room, whereby when the member is in one position the seat is located and oriented so as to receive a user with a sitting posture with the flexible room defining element stored under the seat so as not to interfere with use of the seat and wherein when the member is rotated to a second stable position, the changing room defining element is deployed thereby displacing the seat.
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Abstract
An assembly mountable to the transom of a watercraft, such as a pontoon boat, provides an easy-to-set up, temporarily deployable, changing room or privacy region on watercraft which do not carry an enclosed cabin. A generally Z-shaped frame is rotatably attached to a portion of the boat displaced from the deck. A boater'"'"'s seat is attached on one side of the frame. A generally U-shaped curtain hoop is rotatably attached to a second side of the frame. When the bracket and seat are rotated toward the deck, the hoop is positioned in a stored position. When the bracket and seat are rotated away from the deck, the hoop can be deployed from its stored position thereby extending an enclosure fabric forming, temporarily, an enclosed privacy region for changing and the like. The fabric support member can be springloaded as can the bracket. Stowing the assembly is easily carried out by pressing the fabric support element against the bottom of the seat. This draws the fabric back against the seat. A retaining strap can be used to enclose the fabric. The seat can then be rotated down to its normal position of use.
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1. A stowable room comprising:
a rotatably attachable double sided member having first and second stable positions and carrying on one side a seat and on the other side at least one elongated, planar, flexible changing room defining element said flexible changing room defining element comprising a substantially freely hanging curtain means for forming a closable changing room, whereby when the member is in one position the seat is located and oriented so as to receive a user with a sitting posture with the flexible room defining element stored under the seat so as not to interfere with use of the seat and wherein when the member is rotated to a second stable position, the changing room defining element is deployed thereby displacing the seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle mountable, storable apparatus comprising:
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a substantially Z-shaped support frame;
first and second spaced apart, shock absorbers pivotably coupled to the frame;
a U-shaped room defining element, rotatably coupled to the support frame, having first and second positions; and
a fabric member carried by the element wherein when in one position the fabric bounds a changing region, and, when in the other position, the fabric is storable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle mountable assembly comprising:
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a hinge for attachment to the vehicle;
a seat coupled to the hinge wherein the seat has at least first and second positions relative to the hinge, when in the first position the seat is oriented for normal usage, when in the second position the seat is oriented to expose a bottom surface thereof;
a bracket attached at least in part to the seat and extending at least in part along the bottom surface of the seat;
a fabric support, rotatably coupled to and supported adjacent to the bracket, having first and second positions with the support extending substantially perpendicularly from at least part of the bracket when in the first position and extending substantially parallel to at least part of the bracket when in the second position; and
a flexible fabric sheet member, carried by the support, wherein the member deploys to form a substantially freely hanging curtain means for providing an enclosed privacy region when the support is in the first position and is storable adjacent to the bottom of the seat when the support is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A watercraft comprising:
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a hull;
a deck carried on the hull wherein the deck is visible from regions displaced from the hull;
a stowable privacy providing apparatus hingedly coupled to a region of the hull, displaced from the deck, wherein when in a stowed state, the apparatus is folded so as not to occupy exposed deck area, and when rotated to a deployed state, the apparatus extends to form a substantially freely hanging curtain means for providing an enclosed privacy region, surrounding a portion of the deck and extending substantially perpendicularly thereto. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A stowable curtain assembly for a watercraft, comprising:
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a deck structure;
a seat hingedly attached to the deck structure to be pivotable from a seat-providing position to an elevated position;
a curtain frame having a hoop-shaped member attached to a bottom of said seat; and
a flexible curtain carried on said hoop-shaped member, said flexible curtain stowable beneath said seat when not deployed, and hanging substantially freely from said hoop-shaped member when deployed, forming an enclosed privacy area on the watercraft. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A stowable curtain assembly for a watercraft, comprising:
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a deck structure having a horizontal deck surface and a vertical wall surface extending upwardly from said horizontal deck surface;
a seat having a horizontal seat surface and a vertical seat back extending upwardly from said seat surface;
a horizontal surface member extending from a top region of said seat back to the vertical wall surface;
a hinge connecting said horizontal surface member and said vertical wall surface;
said horizontal seat surface pivotable about said hinge from a seat providing position to an elevated position;
a hoop-shaped member attached to a bottom of said seat beneath said horizontal seat surface, movable to extend horizontally when said horizontal seat surface is pivoted to said elevated position; and
a flexible curtain carried on said hoop-shaped member, said curtain stowable beneath said seat when not deployed, and hanging from said hoop-shaped member when deployed, forming an enclosed privacy area on the watercraft. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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