公开(公告)号：US20220169341A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17675079

申请日：2022-02-18

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： David F. Ekern ,  Daniel P. Vieira ,  Michael J. Uggeri ,  Michael D. Myers

IPC: B63B29/04

Abstract: A boat including first and second seats. The first seat has a first seating surface. The second seat has a second seating surface. The second seating surface may be at a level higher than the first seating surface. The second seating surface may be moveable between a retracted position and at least one raised position.

公开(公告)号：US20220081078A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17536248

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Darren S. Sheedy ,  Matthew J. Huyge ,  Michael D. Myers ,  Zane E. Schwenk ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B34/75 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US11048469B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US15633723

申请日：2017-06-26

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Chad A. Lynema ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  B63B45/08 ,  H04R3/00 ,  B63B49/00 ,  B63H21/21 ,  B63B34/00 ,  B63B19/02 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/34 ,  H04R5/04 ,  B63B34/70 ,  B63B79/00 ,  B63B3/48 ,  H04R3/04

Abstract: A boat includes a controller that is communicatively coupled to a control screen. The controller has stored therein a plurality of modes corresponding to an activity and includes a plurality of controls corresponding to the activity. The controller is configured to display on the control screen, when one of the modes is activated, the plurality of controls for the activated mode. The activated mode may also be an operating mode that corresponds to an operational condition of the boat. The boat may include a processor that is configured to generate an adjusted audio signal by selecting one or more of a plurality of subranges of frequencies of an audio signal and adjusting the selected subranges to compensate for at least one environmental condition associated with the operational condition of the boat corresponding to the operating mode.

公开(公告)号：US11014643B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16672898

申请日：2019-11-04

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Myers ,  Michael J. Uggeri ,  David F. Ekern ,  Matthew J. Huyge

IPC: B63H25/38 ,  B63H25/10 ,  B63H25/30 ,  B63B34/00 ,  B63B1/18 ,  B63H1/14 ,  B63H5/125 ,  B63H25/06 ,  B63H5/07

Abstract: A boat includes a planing hull, a propeller, a main rudder, and a pair of flanking rudders. The planing hull has port and starboard sides, a transom, a hull bottom, and a centerline running down the middle of the boat, halfway between the port and starboard sides. The propeller is positioned forward of the transom and beneath the hull bottom. The main rudder is positioned aft of the propeller. The main rudder has a rotation axis about which the main rudder rotates. The flanking rudders are positioned forward of the propeller. One of the flanking rudders is positioned on the port side of the centerline, and the other flanking rudder is positioned on the starboard side of the centerline.

公开(公告)号：US10922045B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16360246

申请日：2019-03-21

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Darren S. Sheedy ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: H04R5/02 ,  G06F3/16 ,  B63B45/08 ,  H04R3/04 ,  B63B49/00 ,  B63H21/21 ,  B63B34/00 ,  B63B19/02 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/34 ,  H04R5/04 ,  B63B79/00 ,  B63B34/70 ,  B63B3/48

Abstract: A boat includes a dash positioned proximate a windshield at a first non-zero angle. A speaker is mounted under a top surface of the dash at a second non-zero angle. The speaker is positioned to direct sound emanating from the speaker through an opening in the dash and the windshield is configured to reflect the sound emanating from the speaker as reflected sound in an aft direction. The boat may also include an enclosure having a reflective surface positioned within a cavity formed between the deck and hull of the boat. A speaker, mounted within the enclosure, and the reflective surface are configured to reflect sound emanating from the speaker off of the reflective surface and through an opening of the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US10464655B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US16106881

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Myers ,  Michael J. Uggeri ,  David F. Ekern ,  Matthew J. Huyge

IPC: B63H25/38 ,  B63B1/18 ,  B63H1/14 ,  B63H5/125 ,  B63H25/06 ,  B63H5/07 ,  B63H25/10 ,  B63H25/30 ,  B63B35/73

Abstract: A boat includes a planing hull, a propeller, a main rudder, and a pair of flanking rudders. The planing hull has port and starboard sides, a transom, a hull bottom, and a centerline running down the middle of the boat, halfway between the port and starboard sides. The propeller is positioned forward of the transom and beneath the hull bottom. The main rudder is positioned aft of the propeller. The main rudder has a rotation axis about which the main rudder rotates. The flanking rudders are positioned forward of the propeller. One of the flanking rudders is positioned on the port side of the centerline, and the other flanking rudder is positioned on the starboard side of the centerline.

公开(公告)号：US20190300130A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16442652

申请日：2019-06-17

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Chadrick E. Curts ,  Daniel P. Vieira ,  Rosemary M. Bennett ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B29/04 ,  B63B3/54 ,  B63B35/85

Abstract: A boat, having a transom, includes one or more aft-facing seats. Each aft-facing seat is positioned proximate to the transom and includes a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle in a direction extending from aft to fore, a seatback, a headrest, a seat support structure having at least one hidden compartment therein, and at least one pivot mechanism attached to the seatback and the headrest and configured to allow the seatback to move between a first position in which the seatback is capable of supporting the back of a person seated in the seat and a second position in which the seatback is pivoted upwardly to allow access to the compartment and the headrest to move between an upright position and a folded position. A plurality of handles may be provided for each aft-facing seat, with one at an outboard side and another at an inboard side.

公开(公告)号：US10336411B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15587674

申请日：2017-05-05

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Chadrick E. Curts ,  Daniel P. Vieira ,  Rosemary M. Bennett ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B29/04 ,  B63B3/54 ,  B63B35/85

Abstract: A boat, having a transom, includes an aft-facing seat. The aft-facing seat may be positioned proximate to the transom and includes a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle in a direction extending from aft to fore. A plurality of handles may be provided for the aft-facing seat, with one at an outboard side and another at an inboard side. The aft-facing seat may be configured to be occupied by a person while the boat is moving through the water such that the person's legs extend aft, over the transom.

公开(公告)号：US20190118907A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16118581

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Adam D. Larson ,  Michael D. Myers ,  Darren S. Sheedy ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B13/00 ,  B63B1/28

Abstract: A method of operating a boat to produce a surf wake includes partially filling a transverse ballast tank, moving the boat through a body of water, rolling the boat toward either its port or starboard side to shift the water in the transverse ballast tank such that at least some of the water in the transverse ballast tank moves from one side of a longitudinal centerline of the boat to the other side of the centerline, and creating a surf wake on the side toward which the boat is rolled.

公开(公告)号：US20190039699A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16152588

申请日：2018-10-05

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Darren S. Sheedy ,  Matthew J. Huyge ,  Michael D. Myers ,  Zane E. Schwenk ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B35/85

CPC classification number: B63B35/85 ,  B63B2035/855

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.