US 12,258,100 B1
Convertible seating systems for marine vessels
Fabrizio De Luca, Port Orange, FL (US); Daniel S. Freer, New Smyrna Beach, FL (US); and J. Andrew Campbell, New Smyrna Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/586,924.
Int. Cl. B63B 29/04 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 29/04 (2013.01) [B63B 2029/043 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
25. A convertible seating system for a marine vessel having a bow and a stern, the convertible seating system comprising a sofa having a sofa backrest and a sofa seat that extends transversely relative to the sofa backrest, wherein the sofa seat provides a sofa seating surface for a seated occupant facing the bow and wherein the sofa backrest provides a backrest surface for the seated occupant facing the bow, and further wherein the sofa seat comprises a sofa base and a sofa bed that is extendible out from under the sofa base into a lounge position in which the sofa seat and the sofa bed together provide a contiguous sunpad for an occupant of the marine vessel laying in a prone position, wherein the sofa comprises a sofa frame that supports the sofa seat and the sofa backrest, and wherein the sofa frame is pivotable relative to a hull of the marine vessel, which defines a storage area below the sofa seat.