US PATENT SUBCLASS 114 / 55.5
MOTORIZED SELF-PROPELLED WATERSKI OR WATERSCOOTER-TYPE VEHICLE (E.G., PERSONAL WATERCRAFT)

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55.5MOTORIZED SELF-PROPELLED WATERSKI OR WATERSCOOTER-TYPE VEHICLE (E.G., PERSONAL WATERCRAFT) {7}
55.51  DF  .~> Having hull compartment drain or vent
55.52  DF  .~> Having pivoted steering and towing mast for rider
55.53  DF  .~> Having releasable hull compartment cover
55.54  DF  .~> With ski, pontoon, or hydrofoil providing vertical lift {1}
55.56  DF  .~> Having standing rider
55.57  DF  .~> Having rider straddling seat
55.58  DF  .~> Rider is prone or supine

DEFINITION

Classification: 114/55.5

Motorized self-propelled water-ski or waterscooter-type vehicle (e.g., personal watercraft):

(under the class definition) Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle (a) includes a portion which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water and to which the main supporting surfaces and other parts are attached (i.e., hull), (b) the buoyant hull is capable of supporting a user, and propelled to skim over the surface of the water by a motor carried by the vehicle, (c) the motor being operatively connected to propelling means below the surface of the water, (d) the buoyant hull being steered by the user, and (e) wherein a length of the hull is comparable to the body length of a user and the width of the hull is either somewhat greater than the user s foot but much narrower than the shoulder width of the user (e.g., water-ski) or comparable to the shoulder width of the user (e.g., waterscooter).

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

39.12+, for a sailboard, or a sail propelled marine vehicle.

343+, for a boat, per se.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

280, Land Vehicles,

845+, for a land vehicle provided with a surface slidably engaging the supporting surface over which the vehicle moves.

440, Marine Propulsion, appropriate subclasses for marine vehicle propulsion devices, per se, and especially

38+, for marine jet drive propulsion and subclasses 49+ for screw propeller-type propulsion.

441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices,

65+, for a non-self-propelled water skimming device, and especially subclasses 68+ for a water ski, per se, and subclass 74 for a surfboard.