US 11,999,446 B2
Wake-modifying device for a boat
Darren S. Sheedy, Greenback, TN (US); Matthew J. Huyge, Wyoming, MI (US); Michael D. Myers, Knoxville, TN (US); Zane E. Schwenk, Winter Haven, FL (US); and David F. Ekern, Knoxville, TN (US)
Assigned to MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC, Vonore, TN (US)
Filed by MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC, Vonore, TN (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/536,248.
Application 17/536,248 is a continuation of application No. 16/706,258, filed on Dec. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,214,335.
Application 16/706,258 is a continuation of application No. 16/538,199, filed on Aug. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,501,156, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Application 16/538,199 is a continuation of application No. 16/152,588, filed on Oct. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,377,453, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 16/152,588 is a continuation of application No. 15/782,954, filed on Oct. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,266,241, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Application 15/782,954 is a continuation of application No. 14/634,790, filed on Feb. 28, 2015, granted, now 9,802,684, issued on Oct. 13, 2017.
Application 14/634,790 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/458,427, filed on Aug. 13, 2014, granted, now 9,067,644, issued on Jun. 30, 2015.
Application 14/458,427 is a continuation of application No. 14/194,355, filed on Feb. 28, 2014, granted, now 8,833,286.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/946,531, filed on Feb. 28, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/889,752, filed on Oct. 11, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0081078 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63B 32/70 (2020.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.01); B63B 34/75 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 32/70 (2020.02) [B63B 34/75 (2020.02); B63B 34/70 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recreational sport boat comprising:
a hull including starboard and port sides;
a propulsion unit including motor and a propulsor operatively connected to the motor to propel the boat through the water;
a tow point for towing a watersports performer; and
a platform assembly provided at an aft portion of the boat, the platform assembly including:
(a) a generally horizontal platform spanning from a port side to a starboard side of a centerline of the boat, the platform having a centerline, an underside, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a port edge, and a starboard edge, the underside having a central portion through which at least a portion of the centerline of the platform passes; and
(b) a port-side wake-modifying surface and a starboard-side wake-modifying surface provided on the underside of the platform, each of the port-side wake-modifying surface and the starboard-side wake-modifying surface protruding downward from the platform such that the lowest portion of each of the port-side wake-modifying surface and the starboard-side wake-modifying surface is lower than the central portion, each of the port-side wake-modifying surface and the starboard-side wake-modifying surface having a downward slope in a direction from the leading edge of the platform toward the trailing edge of the platform.