US 11,685,480 B2
Drop stitch inflatable seat
Corey Cooper, Fort Walton Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to BOTE, LLC, Miramar Beach, FL (US)
Filed by BOTE, LLC, Fort Walton Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/165,337.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242530 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 29/04 (2006.01); B63B 32/77 (2020.01); B63B 34/26 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 29/04 (2013.01) [B63B 32/77 (2020.02); B63B 34/26 (2020.02); B63B 2029/043 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat for use with a watercraft having an upper surface, comprising:
a bottom panel made of inflatable drop stitch material including an upper surface and a lower surface and a peripheral sidewall;
a back panel made of inflatable drop stitch material including a first surface and a rear surface and a peripheral sidewall;
first means for connecting the bottom panel to the back panel; and
second means for connecting the bottom panel to the upper surface of the watercraft;
wherein the first means comprises a rail bonded to the peripheral sidewall of the back panel, and a track adhesively bonded to the upper surface of the bottom panel, wherein a protrusion on the end of the rail slides into the track to provide a strong, detachable and pivotal connection between the back panel and the bottom panel.