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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Michel Bourret, Drummondville, CA;
Andre Denis, Sherbrooke, CA;
Marc Schuler, Sherbrooke, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of indicating a deceleration of a watercraft is disclosed. The method comprises creating a spray of water using a reverse gate of the watercraft. The spray of water extends above a water level of a body of water in which the watercraft operates. The spray of water is created when the reverse gate of the watercraft is in a lowered position and the watercraft is decelerating. An alternate method comprises creating a spray of water using a reverse gate of the watercraft only when decelerating the watercraft. A watercraft for carrying out at least one of the methods is also disclosed.