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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2018
Cobalt Boats, Llc, Neodesha, KS (US);
Brett L. Champlin, Independence, KS (US);
Michael J. Turner, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Timothy W. Kaiser, Independence, KS (US);
COBALT BOATS, LLC, Neodesha, KS (US);
Abstract
A mat storage system including a shaft that is configured to be coupled to a mat. The shaft is configured to rotate to wrap the mat around the shaft. The mat is preferably inflatable, and a motor is preferably coupled to the shaft for rotating the shaft. The mat storage system is preferably used with a watercraft, and the shaft is preferably coupled to a portion of the watercraft. The shaft is preferably positioned in a mat compartment, and the mat compartment is preferably positioned adjacent a stern of the watercraft. The mat compartment is preferably defined by a deck of the watercraft and positioned beneath at least a portion of a floor of the deck. The mat compartment is preferably sized for receiving an inflatable mat that is deflated and wrapped around the shaft. A method for using the mat storage system is also described herein.