US 12,263,921 B1
Marine vessels having a modifiable wake and devices for modifying a wake of a marine vessel
Matthew C. Pienta, New Smyrna Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/569,910.
Int. Cl. B63B 34/75 (2020.01); B63B 1/32 (2006.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 20/10 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 34/75 (2020.02) [B63B 1/32 (2013.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.02); B63B 39/06 (2013.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 20/10 (2013.01); B63B 2039/065 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for modifying a wake of a marine vessel having a hull, the hull extending longitudinally between a bow and a transom and laterally between sides, the sides each extending vertically between a top and a bottom, the device comprising a panel movably coupled to one of the sides of the hull and movable into and between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein in the stowed position the panel extends along the one of the sides of the hull and a first side of the panel face the hull, wherein in the deployed position the first side faces away from the hull, and wherein the panel is configured to extend laterally farther from the hull in the deployed position than in the stowed position such that moving the panel therebetween causes the panel to modify the wake of the marine vessel.