Watercraft including a floatable slide and a boat

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/046,648 filed Apr. 21, 2008, and incorporated herein.

The invention is directed to coupling a floatable slide to a boat.

Speed boats, deck boats and pontoon boats have been used with great enjoyment on a variety of bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and oceans. People have used boats to travel across water, sometimes at high speeds, to pull water skiers, and to pull riders on inflatable towable crafts such as inner tubes.

A variety of other devices have been developed to further enhance and expand upon the way in which people enjoy various bodies of water. Such devices include jet skis, parasailing, and large swim platforms. More recently people have begun using inflatable trampolines, which provide a jump surface on the water that is anchored in place so that it does not float away. The enjoyment of these trampolines is often enhanced by attaching various floatable articles such as additional bounce platforms, running platforms, inner tubes and slides to the trampoline.

In one aspect, the invention features a floatable slide coupled to the side wall of a boat. In one embodiment, the slide is hooked over the gunwale (i.e., side wall) of the boat. In some embodiments, the boat is a pontoon boat that includes a deck, and at least one pontoon, the side wall is a side railing, and the floatable slide is coupled to the side railing. In one embodiment, the slide is detachable from the boat. In another embodiment, the slide is inflatable.

In other embodiments, the slide is constructed to sit within an opening defined by a side rail gate of a pontoon boat, to slide over the side rail gate of a pontoon boat, to slide over a front rail gate of a pontoon boat, or a combination thereof.

The invention features a slide that is floatable on water and that is easily attached to and removed from the side wall of a boat.

Other features and advantages will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, the preferred embodiments, and from the claims. In the figures, like numbers are used to represent like elements.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a watercraft that includes a floatable slide attached to a pontoon boat.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the watercraft of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view taken in cross section along line A-A of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a floatable slide coupled to a side rail of a pontoon boat according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a floatable slide coupled to a side rail of a pontoon boat according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a floatable slide coupled to a side rail of a pontoon boat according to another embodiment.

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