US 12,275,504 B1
Marine vessels having a modifiable wake and devices for modifying a wake of a marine vessel
Kevin J. Donnelly, Edgewater, FL (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/665,197.
Int. Cl. B63B 1/28 (2006.01); B63B 7/02 (2020.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.01); B63B 34/75 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 7/02 (2013.01) [B63B 1/28 (2013.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.02); B63B 34/75 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A device for modifying a wake of a marine vessel having a hull, the hull extending between a bow and a transom in a longitudinal direction and between sides in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the sides each extending between a top and a bottom in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, wherein an underside of the hull extends between the sides and between the bow and the transom, the device comprising:
an appendage having a first panel and a second panel, the first panel being fixed relative to the second panel, the appendage configured to be movably coupled to the hull and movable into and between a stowed position and a deployed position such that in the stowed position the first panel extends along one of the sides of the hull and the second panel extends along the underside of the hull, and the first panel moves laterally outwardly away from the one of the sides of the hull and the second panel moves vertically away from the underside of the hull when the appendage moves toward the deployed position, in particular so that moving the appendage from the stowed position to the deployed position causes the appendage to modify the wake of the marine vessel;
wherein the first panel comprises a top edge opposite a bottom edge, the first panel being coupled to the second panel at the bottom edge, and wherein the top edge moves farther from the hull than the bottom edge moves from the hull when the appendage is moved from the stowed position to the deployed position.