Aft-facing transom seating for a boat

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the boat with aft-facing transom seating.

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the boat with aft-facing transom seating. FIG. 2 is enlarged relative to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 is a starboard (right) side elevational view of the boat with aft-facing transom seating, with the port (left) side view (not shown) being a mirror image of the starboard (right) side view; and,

FIG. 4 is a top view of the boat with aft-facing transom seating.

A front elevational view and a bottom elevational view of the boat with aft-facing transom seating do not include claimed features and are not shown.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are included for the purpose of illustrating the environment in which the article resides and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for aft-facing transom seating for a boat, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D743318
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 2014
Date of Patent: Nov 17, 2015
Assignee: MASTERCRAFT BOAT COMPANY, LLC (Vonore, TN)
Inventor: Chadrick E. Curts (Lenoir City, TN)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia M Chin
Application Number: 29/501,577
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (5) (D12/317)