Stowable table for a boat

Abstract

A table for a boat can be a stowable table that is movable between a stowed position and a use position. The stowable table can be located in a seat frame of an elongated seat in the stowed position and located above the elongated seat, such as above a seat bottom, in the use position. The stowable table can be elongated with a table longitudinal direction that is co- directional with a seat longitudinal direction. The table can include a top surface. A table shade can include a shade frame and a cover supported by the shade frame. The cover can have an expanse and be positionable above the top surface of the table.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A boat comprising:
 a deck;   an elongated seat located on the deck of the boat, the elongated seat having a seat longitudinal direction; and   a stowable table movable between a stowed position and a use position, the stowable table being elongated and having a table longitudinal direction,   wherein, in the use position, the stowable table is located above the elongated seat with the table longitudinal direction co-directional with the seat longitudinal direction.   
     
     
         2 . The boat of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated seat is a bench seat oriented with the seat longitudinal direction extending in a fore and aft direction of the boat. 
     
     
         3 . The boat of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of pontoons supporting the deck, the plurality of pontoons including a port-side pontoon and a starboard-side pontoon; and   a barrier assembly located on the deck and defining a passenger area of the boat,   wherein, in the stowed position, the stowable table is located in the barrier assembly.   
     
     
         4 . The boat of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated seat includes a seatback and the stowable table is positioned behind the seatback in the stowed position. 
     
     
         5 . The boat of  claim 4 , wherein the stowable table is located in a compartment in the stowed position and, when moving from the stowed position to the use position, the stowable table is arranged to translate upward from the compartment and then pivot downward to the use position. 
     
     
         6 . The boat of  claim 4 , wherein the seatback is a longitudinal seatback having a width, the width of the seatback being in the seat longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         7 . The boat of  claim 4 , wherein the elongated seat includes a seat transverse direction perpendicular to the seat longitudinal direction, and the seatback is a transverse seatback having a width, the width of the seatback being in the seat transverse direction. 
     
     
         8 . An elongated seat for a boat, the elongated seat comprising:
 a seat frame including a seat bottom support;   a seat bottom supported by the seat bottom support, the seat bottom being elongated and having a seat longitudinal direction and a seat transverse direction perpendicular to the seat longitudinal direction; and   a stowable table movable between a stowed position and a use position, the stowable table being located in the seat frame in the stowed position and located above the seat bottom in the use position.   
     
     
         9 . The elongated seat of  claim 8 , wherein the stowable table is elongated and has a table longitudinal direction, and in the use position, the table longitudinal direction is co-directional with the seat longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         10 . The elongated seat of  claim 8 , wherein at least one side of the stowable table is supported by the seat frame in the use position. 
     
     
         11 . The elongated seat of  claim 8 , wherein the stowable table includes a leg that is pivotable between a folded position and a support position, and the leg supports the table in the support position. 
     
     
         12 . The elongated seat of  claim 8 , further comprising a longitudinal seatback having a width, the width of the longitudinal seatback being in the seat longitudinal direction, and
 wherein, in the stowed position, the stowable table is positioned behind the longitudinal seatback.   
     
     
         13 . The elongated seat of  claim 8 , wherein the seat bottom includes a seat transverse direction perpendicular to the seat longitudinal direction, and the elongated seat further comprises a transverse seatback having a width, the width of the transverse seatback being in the seat transverse direction, and
 wherein, in the stowed position, the stowable table is positioned behind the transverse seatback.   
     
     
         14 . The elongated seat of  claim 13 , wherein at least a portion of the transverse seatback is a movable seatback portion that is movable to expose an opening, the stowable table moving through the opening when moving between the stowed position and the use position. 
     
     
         15 . The elongated seat of  claim 14 , wherein the movable seatback portion is removable to expose the opening. 
     
     
         16 . The elongated seat of  claim 14 , wherein the stowable table is in a folded configuration in the stowed position and is in a linear configuration in the use position. 
     
     
         17 . The elongated seat of  claim 16 , wherein the stowable table is a bi-fold table. 
     
     
         18 . A boat comprising:
 a passage having a width;   a table including a top surface, the table being positioned adjacent to the passage and includes a passage edge adjacent to the passage; and   a table shade including a shade frame and a cover supported by the shade frame, the cover having an expanse and being positionable above the top surface of the table, wherein, when the cover is positioned above the top surface of the table, the table shade is positioned such that the expanse of the cover does not extend above the passage or extends a distance from the passage edge of the table that is less than the width of the passage.   
     
     
         19 . The boat of  claim 18 , wherein the cover does not extend above the passage. 
     
     
         20 . The boat of  claim 18 , further comprising a barrier defining a passenger area, the table being adjacent to the barrier and the shade frame being attached to the barrier and supported by the barrier.