ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,274, issued on April 21, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).
"Swim platform assemblies for boats" was invented by Christopher D. Krammer (Deltona, Fla.) and Keisha Bentley Spicer (Knoxville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swim platform assembly is for a boat and comprises a deck which is pivotable relative to the boat into and between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein in the lowered position the deck extends transversely relative to a sidewall of the boat and provides a platform surface on which a swimmer can stand; and a suspension linkage configured to suspend the deck from the boat, the suspen...