US 12,252,222 B2
Boats, methods, and devices used to generate a desired wake
Michael J. Uggeri, Knoxville, TN (US); David F. Ekern, Knoxville, TN (US); Colin J. Schweigert, Whitehall, MI (US); Chad A. Lynema, Knoxville, TN (US); Zach C. Gordon, Vonore, TN (US); Zachary A. Dedmon, Friendsville, TN (US); and Maggie K. Dutmers, Knoxville, TN (US)
Assigned to MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC, Vonore, TN (US)
Filed by MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC, Vonore, TN (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/482,667.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/128,365, filed on Dec. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/081,948, filed on Sep. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0089258 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 34/75 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 34/75 (2020.02) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A boat comprising:
a propulsion device configured to move the boat in a forward direction through a body of water generating a wake having a port-side wave and a starboard-side wave;
a surf device including an inlet, an impeller, and an outlet, the surf device being configured to draw water from the body of water through the inlet, accelerate the water by rotating the impeller, and discharge the accelerated water through the outlet to create a surfable wake; and
a controller operatively connected to the impeller, the controller being configured to receive an input from a user-selectable input device for wakesurfing and to rotate the impeller in response to receiving the input for wakesurfing.