Mastercraft Boat Company, Inc.

Gere Marie Corporation

Chadrick E Curts

David F Ekern

Daniel P Vieira

Rosemary M Bennett

James G Schultz

Ryan D Lake

Gregory A Mackall

Colin J Schweigert

Scott D Wood

Nick P Waters

Paul M Harrison

Rosemary B Ellard

Cory J Peltzer

A boat includes one or more seats, which may be aft-facing. The seat includes a seat bottom, which may include an aft segment and a forward segment. The forward segment is inclined at a downward angle that extends in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the forward segment is higher than the forward portion of the forward segment. The seat also may include a leg rest. The leg rest may extend from the seat bottom and be supported at the upper portion of the leg rest with a gap between a lower end of the leg rest and a surface beneath the leg rest such that the leg rest is not supported by the surface underneath the leg rest.

Aft-facing transom seating for a boat

A boat includes a hull having a bow and a transom, a seat support structure, and an aft-facing seat positioned proximate to the transom and at least partially supported by the seat support structure. The aft-facing seat is positioned proximate to the transom and is at least partially supported by the seat support structure. The aft-facing seat includes a seat bottom configured to slide between an inward position and an outward position. When the seat bottom is in the outward position, the seat bottom is aft of its position in the inward position.

Sliding seat bottom for a boat

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.

A boat including one or more seats, which may be aft-facing. The seat includes a seat bottom, which may be movable between a first position and a second position. The second position is a position in which the seat bottom is pivoted upwardly relative to the position of the seat bottom in the first position to allow access to a hidden compartment. The seat may also include a leg rest. The leg rest may extend aft of the transom, and may extend in a direction that is at a downward angle relative to the seat bottom. The leg rest may also have a length such that a gap is present between the leg rest and a surface beneath the leg rest.

A boat, having a stern, includes one or more inclined seats. Each inclined seat includes a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle in a direction extending from aft to fore and a seat back. The inclined seat may be movable to allow access to a compartment associated with the inclined seat. The inclined seat may be an aft-facing seat. The inclined seat may also include a headrest positioned above an upper portion of the seatback.

A boat in which at least a portion of at least one of the port side and the starboard side of the hull is moveable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the moveable portion forms a generally upright portion of the port or starboard side of the hull, and, in the second position, the moveable portion forms a generally horizontal deck surface. A walkway connects a seating area within the boat to an area aft of the seating area, and at least a portion of the walkway is adjacent to the moveable portion of the port or starboard side. A first seat is positioned adjacent to at least a portion of the walkway and a removable seat is configured to be positioned over the walkway and adjacent to the first seat.

Boat having a removable seat positioned over a walkway accessing an expandable deck

A reversible seat for a vehicle includes a seat structure, a support, and a pivot. The support has a slot formed therein, and the slot has an arcuate shape over a portion of the slot. The pivot is connected to the seat structure and engaged with the slot. The seat structure is configured to move from a first orientation to a second orientation by moving the pivot from a first end of the slot towards a second end of the slot and rotating the seat structure about a pivot axis of the pivot. The seat structure is also configured to move from the second orientation to the first orientation by moving the pivot from the second end of the slot towards the first end of the slot and rotating the seat structure about the pivot axis of the pivot.

Reversible seat for a boat

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.

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Chadrick E Curts