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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2001
Toshiaki Ibata, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenichi Ootsuka, Shizuoka, JP;
Akira Nakatsuji, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiyuki Hattori, Shizuoka, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Abstract
A watercraft has a mid-deck storage compartment. The storage compartment is mounted between a forward portion of the seat and a control mast. The storage compartment inclines rearward and partially overhangs an access opening into an engine compartment that is disposed beneath the seat. A box that is detachably connected to a deck of the watercraft defines the compartment. A cup holder can be disposed within the compartment with storage areas being defined around the cup holder and any cup or can that might be secured by the cup holder. The compartment also expands laterally as it increases in depth.