US 12,110,080 B2
Drainage valve system for recreational watercrafts
James Jeffrey Marsh, Bellingham, WA (US)
Assigned to SWELL WATERCRAFT, LLC, Bellingham, WA (US)
Filed by Swell Watercraft, LLC, Bellingham, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/335,955.
Prior Publication US 2022/0380003 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 34/21 (2020.01); B63B 13/00 (2006.01); B63B 34/26 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 34/21 (2020.02) [B63B 13/00 (2013.01); B63B 34/26 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drainage valve system comprising:
an outer frame configured to;
slide upwards vertically to retract within a scupper of the watercraft in a first position, the first position a closed position blocking flow of water through the scupper;
slide downwards vertically to protrude from the scupper in a second position, the second position a position open to flow of the water through the scupper; and
an inner ball valve that is a buoyant sphere adapted to fit moveably within a portion of the outer frame.