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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
William Paxson St. Clair, Jr., Leawood, KS (US);
Timothy W. Kaiser, Independence, KS (US);
Bret A. Chilcott, Neodesha, KS (US);
Sean P. Callan, Owasso, OK (US);
William Paxson St. Clair, Jr., Leawood, KS (US);
Timothy W. Kaiser, Independence, KS (US);
Bret A. Chilcott, Neodesha, KS (US);
Sean P. Callan, Owasso, OK (US);
Cobalt Boats, LLC, Neodesha, KS (US);
Abstract
A retractable step for use with a boat in water comprising at least one moveable arm pivotally coupled with the boat, a step coupled with the arm such that the step is moveable between a stored position above the water surface and a deployed position below the water surface, and a lock configured to hold the moveable arm in a stationary position when the step is in its deployed position, but is releasable to accommodate movement of the step to its stored position.