Watercraft with multi-positional seat

Abstract

A watercraft including an adjustable multi-positional seat is provided. The watercraft includes a hull, a seat including at least one leg, and a deck. The deck includes at least one lower pocket that receives the at least one leg to place the seat in a first position on the watercraft. At least one kiss-off can be incorporated into the hull that extends vertically upwards from a bottom wall of the hull towards a bottom surface of the at least one lower pocket to provide structural support for the at least one lower pocket when the at least one leg is in the at least one lower pocket and weight is applied to the seat. The watercraft includes at least one tower that includes at least one upper pocket that receives the at least one leg to place the seat in a second position that is higher than the first position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A watercraft, comprising:
 a hull;   a seat comprising:
 at least one front leg; and 
 at least one rear leg; and 
   a deck comprising:
 a first lower pocket configured to receive the at least one front leg of the seat; 
 a second lower pocket configured to receive the at least one rear leg of the seat, wherein, when the at least one front leg of the seat is positioned in the first lower pocket and the at least one rear leg of the seat is positioned in the second lower pocket, the seat is in a first position; and 
 at least one tower positioned higher than the first and second lower pockets, wherein the at least one tower comprises:
 a first upper pocket configured to receive the least one front leg of the seat; and 
 a second upper pocket configured to receive the at least one rear leg of the seat, wherein, when the at least one front leg of the seat is positioned in the first upper pocket and the at least one rear leg of the seat is positioned in the second upper pocket, the seat is in a second position that is higher than the first position. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the seat further comprises:
 a seat bottom; and   a seat back connected to the seat bottom via at least one adjustable strap configured to adjust a position of the seat back with respect to the seat bottom.   
     
     
         3 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first kiss-off extending vertically upwards from a bottom wall of the hull towards a bottom surface of the first lower pocket such that the first kiss-off is positioned underneath the first lower pocket; and   a second kiss-off extending vertically upwards from the bottom wall of the hull towards a bottom surface of the second lower pocket such that the second kiss-off is positioned underneath the second lower pocket.   
     
     
         4 . The watercraft of  claim 3 , wherein the first kiss-off is configured to provide structural support for the first lower pocket such that when the at least one front leg is positioned in the first lower pocket and a weight is applied to the seat, a force associated with the weight is distributed by the first kiss-off to provide the structural support for the first lower pocket. 
     
     
         5 . The watercraft of  claim 4 , wherein the second kiss-off is configured to provide structural support for the second lower pocket such that when the at least one rear leg is positioned in the second lower pocket and the weight is applied to the seat, the force associated with the weight is distributed by the second kiss-off to provide the structural support for the second lower pocket. 
     
     
         6 . The watercraft of  claim 3 , wherein a width of the first kiss-off, a width of the second kiss-off, or a combination thereof, gradually decrease in size from the bottom wall of the hull towards the bottom surface of the first lower pocket, the bottom surface of the second lower pocket, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the seat further comprises a frame comprised of tubing that forms the at least one front leg, the at least one rear leg, a seat back of the seat, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the seat is configured to be adjusted in a plurality of directions. 
     
     
         9 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one front leg and the at least one rear leg are configured to be lifted out of the first lower pocket and the second lower pocket respectively. 
     
     
         10 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one tower extends vertically and away from a top surface of the deck. 
     
     
         11 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein a seat back of the seat is configured to collapse downwards towards a seat bottom of the seat. 
     
     
         12 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one front leg and the at least one rear leg are connected via a frame of the seat. 
     
     
         13 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein a width of the first upper pocket and a width of the second upper pocket gradually increase in size from a base of the first upper pocket and a base of the second upper pocket respectively. 
     
     
         14 . A watercraft, comprising:
 a hull;   a seat comprising at least one leg; and   a deck comprising:
 at least one lower pocket configured to receive the at least one leg of the seat, wherein, when the at least one leg of the seat is positioned in the at least one lower pocket, the seat is in a first position; 
 a kiss-off extending vertically upwards from a bottom wall of the hull towards a bottom surface of the at least one lower pocket such that the kiss-off is positioned underneath the at least one lower pocket and is configured to provide structural support for the at least one lower pocket such that when the at least one leg is positioned in the at least one lower pocket and a weight is applied to the seat, a force associated with the weight is distributed by the kiss-off to provide the structural support for the at least one lower pocket; and 
 at least one tower, wherein the at least one tower comprises:
 at least one upper pocket configured to receive the least one leg of the seat, wherein, when the at least one leg of the seat is positioned in the at least one upper pocket, the seat is in a second position that is higher than the first position. 
 
   
     
     
         15 . The watercraft of  claim 14 , wherein the seat further comprises:
 a seat bottom; and   a seat back connected to the seat bottom via at least one adjustable strap configured to adjust a position of the seat back relative to the seat bottom.   
     
     
         16 . The watercraft of  claim 15 , wherein the seat further comprises a frame connecting the at least one leg, the seat bottom, and the seat back. 
     
     
         17 . The watercraft of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one lower pocket and the at least one tower are molded into the deck, the hull, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The watercraft of  claim 14 , wherein a leg position of the at least one leg while in the at least one upper pocket or the at least one lower pocket is configured to be adjusted. 
     
     
         19 . A method for adjusting a seat on a watercraft, comprising:
 positioning at least one leg of a seat of the watercraft into at least one lower pocket of a deck of the watercraft so that the seat is in a first position on the watercraft, wherein at least one kiss-off is positioned underneath the at least one lower pocket to provide structural support for the at least one lower pocket when the at least one leg of the seat is positioned into the at least one lower pocket and a weight is applied to the seat;   removing the at least one leg of the seat of the watercraft from the at least one lower pocket of the deck of the watercraft; and   positioning the at least one leg of the seat of the watercraft into at least one upper pocket of at least one tower of the deck of the watercraft so that the seat is in a second position on the watercraft, wherein the second position is higher than the first position.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 adjusting a seat back of the seat relative to a seat bottom of the seat by utilizing an adjustable strap of the seat.