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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Malibu Boats, Llc, Loudon, TN (US);
Inventors:
James Darryl Wilson, Maryville, TN (US);
Derrick Wayne Bowerman, Knoxville, TN (US);
Cory Wade Duggar, Maryville, TN (US);
Donna Jean Tallent, Greenback, TN (US);
Rachael Marie Green, Loudon, TN (US);
Assignee:
Malibu Boats, LLC, Loudon, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B60Q 1/34 (2006.01); B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B63B 13/00 (2006.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); G01F 23/30 (2006.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/24 (2013.01); B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60Q 1/34 (2013.01); B60Q 1/44 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B63B 13/00 (2013.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); G01F 23/30 (2013.01); B60D 2001/001 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trailer for towing a watersport vehicle that includes a depth sensor. The depth sensor can detect when the trailer is within a suitable depth of water to launch and/or retrieve the watersport vehicle. The trailer can include one or more sensors to assist in positioning the watersport vehicle on the trailer. Use of the trailer can enable a user to efficiently and properly load and unload the watersport vehicle onto and from the trailer.