Patents Assigned to Cobalt Boats, LLC
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Patent number: 11827316Abstract: A watercraft with a hull assembly and a mat storage system coupled to the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a mat compartment with the mat storage system configured to move the mat between a stored position, in which at least a portion of the mat is positioned in the mat compartment, and a deployed position. The mat compartment may be positioned beneath at least a portion of a floor of the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a cover positioned adjacent the mat compartment and moveable between a closed position, in which it covers at least a portion of the mat compartment, and an open position. The mat storage system may have a motor that is configured to move the mat to a stored position.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Cobalt Boats, LLCInventors: Brett L. Champlin, Michael J. Turner, Timothy W. Kaiser
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Patent number: 11332219Abstract: A watercraft with a hull assembly and a mat storage system coupled to the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a mat compartment with the mat storage system configured to move the mat between a stored position, in which at least a portion of the mat is positioned in the mat compartment, and a deployed position. The mat compartment may be positioned beneath at least a portion of a floor of the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a cover positioned adjacent the mat compartment and moveable between a closed position, in which it covers at least a portion of the mat compartment, and an open position. The mat storage system may have a motor that is configured to move the mat to a stored position.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: COBALT BOATS, LLCInventors: Brett L. Champlin, Michael J. Turner, Timothy W. Kaiser
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Patent number: 10668991Abstract: A mat storage system including a shaft that is configured to be coupled to a mat. The shaft is configured to rotate to wrap the mat around the shaft. The mat is preferably inflatable, and a motor is preferably coupled to the shaft for rotating the shaft. The mat storage system is preferably used with a watercraft, and the shaft is preferably coupled to a portion of the watercraft. The shaft is preferably positioned in a mat compartment, and the mat compartment is preferably positioned adjacent a stern of the watercraft. The mat compartment is preferably defined by a deck of the watercraft and positioned beneath at least a portion of a floor of the deck. The mat compartment is preferably sized for receiving an inflatable mat that is deflated and wrapped around the shaft. A method for using the mat storage system is also described herein.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: COBALT BOATS, LLCInventors: Brett L. Champlin, Michael J. Turner, Timothy W. Kaiser
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Patent number: 9475548Abstract: In a first aspect, a multi-hull platform boat comprises an upper deck or platform that is secured to a plurality of longitudinally extending hulls via a plurality of corresponding longitudinally extending connectors. Each connector extends from the bottom of the platform above a corresponding hull. The platform is constructed with a continuous uninterrupted planar lower support spanning the area between the connectors. The lower support is preferably made from one or more moldable materials and may be covered with a finish coating. In a second aspect, a multi-hull platform boat has a platform with a relatively planar upper support surface and a wedge-shaped base extending from the upper support surface of the platform to the bottom of the hulls. The base is wedge-shaped such that it increases in height from the front to the rear of the boat.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: COBALT BOATS, LLCInventor: Kim Slocum
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Patent number: 8375880Abstract: A retractable step for use with a boat in water comprising at least one moveable arm pivotally coupled with the boat, a step coupled with the arm such that the step is moveable between a stored position above the water surface and a deployed position below the water surface, and a lock configured to hold the moveable arm in a stationary position when the step is in its deployed position, but is releasable to accommodate movement of the step to its stored position.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Cobalt Boats, LLCInventors: William Paxson St. Clair, Jr., Timothy W. Kaiser, Bret A. Chilcott, Sean P. Callan