STERN PLATFORM PROVIDED WITH OPENINGS FOR RECREATION

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stern platform (100) provided with recreation openings, comprising an opening (150) arranged in any position on the platform (100), comprising at least one gate (200) provided with at least one removable element (210) and/or at least one foldable element (220).

Claims

1. A stern platform equipped with recreation openings, wherein said platform comprises an opening arranged in any position on the platform, comprising at least one gate provided with at least one removable element and/or at least one foldable element.

2. The platform, according to claim 1, wherein the openings and gates, as well as their removable and foldable elements, are polygonal, round, oval, or oblong-shaped.

3. The platform, according to claim 1, wherein the removable elements are covers that can be provided separately, forming by themselves a gate, or be provided as a part of a group of combined removable elements or, further, forming a set of elements together with one or more foldable elements.

4. The platform, according to claim 1, wherein the foldable elements have only one joint or have more than one joint forming two or more sheets that can be folded depending on the degree of freedom of their pivoting structure.

5. The platform, according to claim 1, wherein the removable elements and foldable elements may contain upholstery or other special surfaces, forming backrests and/or headrests and/or support means.

6. The platform, according to claim 1, wherein the foldable elements can form containment barriers in the form of an open, partially open or closed reservoir.

7. The platform, according to claim 1, wherein the recreation opening can be provided with bottom support and/or footrests to support feet.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] For better understanding and visualization of the object of the present invention, it will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, representing the technical effect obtained by exemplary embodiments without limiting the scope of the present invention, in which:

[0016] FIG. 1 shows a partial perspective view of a vessel provided with a platform according to the invention, showing a recreation opening closed by a removable element and single-jointed foldable elements (left opening) and an open recreation opening without the removable element and with the foldable elements folded (right opening);

[0017] FIG. 2 shows a partial perspective view of a vessel provided with a platform according to the invention, showing a recreation opening closed by double-jointed foldable elements (left opening) and an open recreation opening with the double-jointed foldable elements doubly folded (right opening);

[0018] FIG. 3 shows a partial perspective view of a vessel provided with a platform according to the invention, showing a recreation opening closed by a removable element and single-jointed foldable elements (left opening) and an open recreation opening without the removable element and with the foldable elements folded (right opening);

[0019] FIG. 4 shows a partial perspective view of a vessel provided with a platform according to the invention, showing a recreation opening closed by double-jointed foldable elements (left opening), an open recreation opening with the double-jointed foldable elements singly folded (center opening) and an open recreation opening with the double-jointed foldable elements doubly folded (right opening);

[0020] FIG. 5 shows a partial perspective view of a vessel provided with a platform according to the invention, showing a recreation opening closed by double-jointed recreation elements (left opening), an open opening with the double-jointed recreation elements singly folded (center opening) and an open recreation opening with the double-jointed foldable elements doubly folded (right opening);

[0021] FIG. 6 shows a partial perspective view of a vessel provided with a platform according to the invention, showing a recreation opening closed by single- and double-jointed foldable elements (left opening), an open recreation opening with the single-jointed foldable elements folded and the double-jointed foldable elements singly folded (center opening) and an open recreation opening with the single-jointed foldable elements singly folded and the double-jointed foldable elements doubly folded (right opening);

[0022] FIG. 7 shows a partial perspective view of a vessel provided with a platform according to the invention, showing a recreation opening closed by single- and double-jointed foldable elements (left opening), an open recreation opening with the single-jointed foldable elements folded and the double-jointed foldable elements singly folded (center opening) and an open recreation opening with the single-jointed foldable elements singly folded and the double-jointed foldable elements doubly folded (right opening), forming an open reservoir.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] A stern platform (100), or simply platform (100), according to the invention comprises an opening (150) arranged in any position on the platform (100), comprising at least one gate (200) provided with at least one removable element (210) and/or at least one foldable element (220).

[0024] The openings (150) and gates (200), as well as their removable (210) and foldable (220) elements can have any shape, including, but not by way of limitation, polygonal, round, oval, oblong, and the like.

[0025] The removable elements (210) are covers that can be provided separately, forming by themselves a gate (200), or be provided as part of a group of combined removable elements (210) or, further, forming a set of elements together with one or more foldable elements (220).

[0026] The foldable elements (220), in turn, can have only one joint or have more than one joint forming two or more sheets (221) that can be folded depending on the degree of freedom of their pivoting structure.

[0027] Both the removable elements (210) and the foldable elements (220) may contain upholstery or other special surfaces (222), forming backrests and/or headrests and/or support means.

[0028] In particular, the foldable elements (220) can also form containment barriers in the form of an open, partially open or closed reservoir, and the recreation opening (150) can further have bottom support (not shown) and/or footrests (not shown) to support the feet.

[0029] The removable element (210) of the invention is a suitable closing element that acts as a gate, which can be fitted and hoisted manually (FIGS. 6 and 7) and/or slid and concealed into niches, that is divided into one or more parts and/or as a single piece and/or a combination of these alternatives, in any configuration and construction suitable for opening and closing or concealing the opening (150).

[0030] Once the removable element (210) is removed, a huge range of possibilities for use and activities opens up, also for accessories, significantly expanding the possibilities of using a platform (100) of the type discussed herein, since the foldable elements (220), which reversibly cover the openings (150), can be singly or doubly folded, together or separately.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the gate (200) does not have a removable element (210), but only one or more foldable elements (220), with one or more joints.

[0032] It should be noted that all elements of the platform (100) according to the invention can be located in any position, order, or alignment.

[0033] It should be noted that the platform (100) can also comprise complementary elements such as covers, drains, grids, screens or a combination of these options, according to the desired application.

[0034] The movement and/or handling of the removable (210) and foldable (220) elements is possible by means of any suitable traction device. Suitable traction devices include, but are not limited to, manual traction, gears, spindles, levers, ratchets, and the like, electric, hydraulic or pneumatic motors, gravitational systems, capillary and/or communicating vessel systems and any other suitable for the vessel and the conditions of use and application, alone or possibly in combination.

[0035] Whether hollow, solid or combined, the elements (210, 220) of the gate (200) can have built-in piping and wiring, enabling the direct internal or indirect external installation of pumps and nozzles for hydromassage, lighting, massagers, heating, cooling, etc.

[0036] It should be noted that, depending on the intended application, the platform elements may need seals between their contact and/or sliding walls and surfaces.

FURTHER BENEFITS AND DESCRIPTIONS

[0037] The person skilled in the art will understand that the platform (100) according to the invention solves several problems of the prior art, providing a stern platform provided with recreation openings capable of overcoming the above-described deficiencies of the prior art.

CONCLUSION

[0038] The present invention, therefore, provides a platform (100) which, together with the aforementioned dimensions and features, provides new and inventive solutions to the prior art problems of stern platforms (100) and the like.

FINAL REMARKS

[0039] It will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the concepts set out in the description above. Such modifications should be considered as comprised by the scope of the present invention. Consequently, the particular embodiments previously described in detail are merely illustrative and exemplary, and not limitative in terms of the scope of the present invention, to which the full extent of the accompanying claims should be given, in addition to all and any equivalents thereof.