US 11,866,132 B2
Retractable hull mounting data collecting system
Jason Christopher Kardas, Oceanside, CA (US); Drew William Brackett, Carlsbad, CA (US); William John Broadway, Oceanside, CA (US); James Taylor Czarnowski, Fallbrook, CA (US); Philip James Dow, Oceanside, CA (US); Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, San Clemente, CA (US); and Shane Yellin, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to Hobie Cat IP, LLC, Livonia, MI (US)
Filed by Hobie Cat IP, LLC, Oceanside, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/354,000.
Application 17/354,000 is a continuation of application No. 16/002,733, filed on Jun. 7, 2018, granted, now 11,091,235.
Prior Publication US 2022/0009603 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 49/00 (2006.01); B63B 59/00 (2006.01); B63B 17/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 49/00 (2013.01) [B63B 59/00 (2013.01); B63B 17/0081 (2013.01); B63B 2201/18 (2013.01); G10K 11/006 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A watercraft comprising:
a hull;
a cavity along a bottom portion of the hull;
a mounting platform configured to carry a data collection system;
one or more support members suspending the mounting platform within the cavity, wherein the one or more support members are configured to allow at least a portion of the mounting platform and the data collection system to retract into the cavity in response to an external force on the portion of the data collection system; and
a retraction device connected to the mounting platform, the retraction device being manually operable to retract the mounting platform into the cavity, wherein the retraction device comprises a pull handle manually operable to pull a cord to retract the mounting platform into the cavity.