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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ron Alan Bills, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Robert Brady, Sarasota, FL (US);
Assignee:
Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 3/586 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 3/586 ;
Abstract
A personal watercraft having a shroud portion. The watercraft includes a hull formed from an upper portion secured over a bottom hull. The hull defines an engine compartment sized to contain an internal combustion engine for powering a jet propulsion unit. The jet propulsion unit includes a steerable water discharge nozzle. The upper portion includes a straddle-type seat, a top deck, and a shroud, where a portion of the sidewalls of the shroud curve inward to form pockets at a point generally aligned with the knees of an operator seated on the personal watercraft.