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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Hironori Kato, Kakogawa, JP;
Toshio Araki, Kakogawa, JP;
Minoru Kanamori, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Kenichi Ohkita, Kakogawa, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A personal watercraft comprises a body including a hull and a deck; a joining section including a horizontal portion protruding horizontally from the body, and a vertical portion protruding downward from an outer end portion of the horizontal portion, the joining section joining the hull to the deck; and a stabilizer mounted to the joining section. The joining section includes right and left joining sections, and a stern joining section. The stabilizer is mounted to a rear portion of at least one of the right and left joining sections. The stabilizer has an inclined bottom surface which is located below a bottom surface of the horizontal portion and extends in a forward and rearward direction such that the inclined bottom surface is inclined in a downward direction as the inclined bottom surface extends in a rearward direction.