Extendable sun pad seating for a boat

Abstract

A sun pad seat and boat with the sun pad seat. The sun pad seat can include a sun pad that is extendable between a retracted position and an extended position. The sun pad seat can include a seat support and a rest elevated relative to the seat support to form a gap therebetween. A portion of the sun pad can be a hidden portion that is located in the gap when the sun pad is in the retracted position with at least a portion of the hidden portion exposed when the sun pad is in the extended position. The rest can be stationary relative to the seat support and can form a least a portion of the seat back of a bench seat located forward of the sun pad seat.

1 . A boat comprising:
 a reboarding platform at a stern of the boat; and   a sun pad located in the stern of the boat adjacent to the reboarding platform, the sun pad being extendable between a retracted position and an extended position.   
     
     
         2 . The boat of  claim 1 , wherein the reboarding platform includes a trailing edge, and, in the extended position, the sun pad is located forward of the trailing edge of the reboarding platform. 
     
     
         3 . The boat of  claim 1 , wherein the reboarding platform includes a forward-most edge, and the sun pad includes and aft edge, the sun pad extending over the reboarding platform in the extended position such that the aft edge of the sun pad extends aft of the forward-most edge of the reboarding platform. 
     
     
         4 . The boat of  claim 3 , wherein the reboarding platform has a length in the aft direction, and the sun pad extends over the reboarding platform in the extended position by a distance at or less than 50% of the length of the reboarding platform in the aft direction. 
     
     
         5 . The boat of  claim 1 , wherein the boat includes a beam width, and the sun pad has a sun-pad width that spans a majority of the beam width of the boat. 
     
     
         6 . The boat of  claim 1 , wherein the boat includes a beam width, and the sun pad has a sun-pad width that spans at least two-thirds of the beam width of the boat. 
     
     
         7 . The boat of  claim 1 , wherein the sun pad includes a hidden portion and an exposed portion, the hidden portion being hidden when the sun pad is in the retracted position and at least a portion of the hidden portion being exposed when the sun pad is in the extended position. 
     
     
         8 . The boat of  claim 7 , further comprising a sun pad seat, the sun pad seat including:
 a seat support;   a rest elevated relative to the seat support to form a gap therebetween; and   the sun pad, wherein the hidden portion is located in the gap when the sun pad is in the retracted position.   
     
     
         9 . A sun pad seat for a boat, the sun pad seat comprising:
 a seat support;   a rest elevated relative to the seat support to form a gap therebetween; and   a sun pad extendable between a retracted position and an extended position, a portion of the sun pad being a hidden portion located in the gap when the sun pad is in the retracted position and at least a portion of the hidden portion being exposed when the sun pad is in the extended position.   
     
     
         10 . The sun pad seat of  claim 9 , wherein, while in the extended position, a portion of the hidden portion is located in the gap. 
     
     
         11 . The sun pad seat of  claim 9 , wherein the seat support includes an upper surface and the rest includes a bottom surface, the gap being formed between the upper surface of the seat support and the bottom surface of the rest. 
     
     
         12 . The sun pad seat of  claim 9 , wherein the rest is stationary relative to the seat support. 
     
     
         13 . The sun pad seat of  claim 9 , further comprising a securement mechanism including one or more locking elements operable to secure the sun pad in the retracted position, the extended position, or both. 
     
     
         14 . The sun pad seat of  claim 9 , wherein a portion of the sun pad is an exposed portion, the exposed portion being pivotable relative to the hidden portion. 
     
     
         15 . The sun pad seat of  claim 14 , wherein the hidden portion is formed of one or more cushions and the exposed portion is formed of one or more cushions that are separate from the one or more cushions of the hidden portion. 
     
     
         16 . The sun pad seat of  claim 9 , wherein the sun pad is movable by sliding between the retracted position and the extended position. 
     
     
         17 . The sun pad seat of  claim 16 , wherein the seat support includes an upper surface and the sun pad includes a bottom surface, and
 wherein the sun pad seat further includes a sliding rail system for the sun pad to move between the retracted position and the extended position, the sliding rail system including a rail mounted on one of the upper surface of the seat support and the bottom surface of the sun pad and a slider that engages with the rail, the slider being mounted to the other one of the upper surface of the seat support and the bottom surface of the sun pad.   
     
     
         18 . The sun pad seat of  claim 16 , further comprising a handle attached to the sun pad, the sun pad being manually movable between the retracted position and the extended position using the handle. 
     
     
         19 . The sun pad seat of  claim 16 , further comprising a linear actuator coupled to the sun pad to move the sun pad being between the retracted position and the extended position. 
     
     
         20 . A boat comprising:
 a reboarding platform at a stern of the boat;   a sun pad seat including:
 a seat support; 
 a rest elevated relative to the seat support to form a gap therebetween, the rest being stationary relative to the seat support; 
 a sun pad extendable between a retracted position and an extended position, a portion of the sun pad being a hidden portion located in the gap when the sun pad is in the retracted position and at least a portion of the hidden portion is exposed when the sun pad is in the extended position, the sun pad extending over a portion of the reboarding platform in the extended position; and 
   a bench seat located forward of the sun pad seat, the bench seat including a seat bottom and a seat back, the rest of the sun pad seat forming a least a portion of the seat back.