European Touch Holdings, Inc.

Briggs & Stratton, LLC

Brunswick Corporation

David A Schmitz

John A Groeschel

David J Gruenwald

Edwin B Hatch

Jeremy Michael Lenzendorf

Brian D Neeley

Charles F Alexander

Brian J Munzel

Michael Plutte

Dave M Rose

Kyle R Knuteson

A spa apparatus includes a chair and a basin supported by a base. The basin is movable in an up/down direction relative to a portion of the base. The chair may include actuators to tilt forward to permit easy entry and exit from the chain. The chair may also move in a fore/aft direction relative to the basin. A pair of foot rests may be located within the basin. A manicure assembly may be located within a cavity in the arm of the chair. The basin may have a narrowed front portion to allow a technician to easily fact the customer. A base may include two support frames that pivot relative to one another proximate an end of the base distal the basin.

Spa apparatus

Inverter generator

A reverse hook assembly that is adapted to attach an outboard motor to a fixed member interconnected to a marine vessel, the reverse hook assembly including a movable hook engageable with the fixed member, a solenoid having a movable plunger, a linkage that selectively moves the hook in response to movement of the plunger, and a switch electrically connecting the solenoid with a power source.

Solenoid-operated reverse hook assembly for an outboard motor

A maneuvering control system is provided which utilizes pressurized liquid at three or more positions of a marine vessel in order to selectively create thrust that moves the marine vessel into desired locations and according to chosen movements. A source of pressurized liquid, such as a pump or a jet pump propulsion system, is connected to a plurality of distribution conduits which, in turn, are connected to a plurality of outlet conduits. The outlet conduits are mounted to the hull of the vessel and direct streams of liquid away from the vessel for purposes of creating thrusts which move the vessel as desired. A liquid distribution controller is provided which enables a vessel operator to use a joystick to selectively compress and dilate the distribution conduits to orchestrate the streams of water in a manner which will maneuver the marine vessel as desired. Electrical embodiments of the present invention can utilize one or more pairs of impellers to cause fluid to flow through outlet conduits in order to provide thrust on the marine vessel. In one embodiment of the present invention, a cross thrust conduit is associated with a marine vessel to direct fluid flow in a direction perpendicular to a centerline of the marine vessel and a pair of outlet conduits are associated with the marine vessel to direct flows of fluid in directions which are neither parallel nor perpendicular to a centerline of the marine vessel. In this embodiment, reversible motors are used to rotate associated impellers in either forward or reverse directions. In any of the embodiments of the present invention, a joy stick control can be used to select or deselect each of the outlet conduits and, in certain embodiments, to select the direction of operation of an associated reversible motor.

Waterjet docking control system for a marine vessel

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Reeseville, WI, United States of America

David A Schmitz