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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2003
Kiyoaki Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Kanji Kiyohara, Akashi, JP;
Takeru Oshima, Kobe, JP;
Yukio Asakura, Akashi, JP;
Kiyoaki Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Kanji Kiyohara, Akashi, JP;
Takeru Oshima, Kobe, JP;
Yukio Asakura, Akashi, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A substantially U-shaped front bumper as seen in a plan view is mounted on a gunnel at a front end of the watercraft so as to partially cover the gunnel. The front bumper has a base portion attached to the gunnel, and an extending portion extending upwardly from the base portion so as to partially cover a streamlined surface of a deck. The base portion is provided with right and left concave portions extending in the lateral direction of the body. The extending portion is provided with a concave portion extending from one end to the other end in the lateral direction.