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Patent Inventor Names
Michael J. Fafard0
Michael Anthony Werle0
Justin Everett Brooks0
Date of Patent
August 2, 2022
0Patent Application Number
169948260
Date Filed
August 17, 2020
0Patent Citations Received
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Boats can include a swim platform with an integrated system of steps that can be selectively deployed and retracted. Such platforms can be attached to a transom of a boat or can be fabricated as an extended portion of the boat's hull. In another embodiment, deployable steps can be integrated with a boat's hull as a side-entry door. In order to reconfigure the step system into a deployed configuration, a linkage is actuated that causes the step system to unfold, forming steps (or a seating configuration) at least partially below the water line. Since the steps can be deployed below the water line, a swimmer can more easily get on board the boat.
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