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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bill Orr, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 4/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 4/314 ;
Abstract
A sponson for a watercraft includes a nose; a trailing end; and a base extending between the nose and the trailing end; wherein the base is non-linear in shape in a direction from the nose to the trailing end. The sponson can include an outboard surface extending between the nose and the trailing end; wherein the outboard surface is configured to reduce the water pressure during cornering.