Claims
- 1. An article storing structure in a small boat, the small boat including a handlebar disposed on a centerline along a length of a hull of the small boat and a seat disposed rearward of the handlebar, said article storing structure comprising:an article storage box; a front hinge, said front hinge being disposed rearward of the handlebar and forward of the seat, said front hinge including: a keyhole-shaped notch, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed of a slit having a width smaller than an inner diameter of a round hole, said slit continuing into the round hole; and a bifacial shaft, said bifacial shaft having an outer diameter corresponding to the round hole, said bifacial shaft being formed with two faces forming a width corresponding to the width of the slit; a lid, said lid being openable and closeable in a vertical direction by said front hinge; and a retaining member, said retaining member preventing the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft from establishing an angular relation in which the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft can be attached and detached from each other when the keyhole-shaped notch is rotated about the bifacial shaft; wherein said retaining member is disposed in a vicinity of said handle and one of the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft is provided on the lid and the other one of the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft is provided on the hull.
- 2. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 1, further comprising:a handle front cover, said handle front cover being removably attached to a front of the handle; and a handle rear cover, said handle rear cover being removably attached to a rear of said handle, wherein a rear surface of said handle rear cover forms said retaining member.
- 3. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 2, wherein when said handle rear cover is in a removed position, said slit of said keyhole-shaped notch can be aligned with said two faces of said bifacial shaft to remove said bifacial shaft from said key-hole shaped notch to thereby remove said lid.
- 4. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 1, wherein said keyhole-shaped notch is provided on said lid and said bifacial shaft is provided on the hull.
- 5. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 2, wherein said keyhole-shaped notch is provided on said lid and said bifacial shaft is provided on the hull.
- 6. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 3, wherein said keyhole-shaped notch is provided on said lid and said bifacial shaft is provided on the hull.
- 7. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 4, wherein said lid includes a bearing bracket formed thereon, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed in said bearing bracket, and said bifacial shaft is supported by a leg portion in spaced relation to said hull.
- 8. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 5, wherein said lid includes a bearing bracket formed thereon, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed in said bearing bracket, and said bifacial shaft is supported by a leg portion in spaced relation to said hull.
- 9. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 6, wherein said lid includes a bearing bracket formed thereon, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed in said bearing bracket, and said bifacial shaft is supported by a leg portion in spaced relation to said hull.
- 10. The article storage structure in a small boat according to claim 1, wherein when said lid is in the closed position, said slit of said keyhole-shaped notch is inclined toward the front at a predetermined angle to the vertical, and said two faces of said bifacial shaft are inclined toward the rear at a predetermined angle to the vertical.
- 11. An article storing structure for a small boat, comprising:an article storage box; a front hinge, said front hinge including: a keyhole-shaped notch, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed of a slit having a width smaller than an inner diameter of a round hole, said slit continuing into the round hole; and a bifacial shaft, said bifacial shaft having an outer diameter corresponding to the round hole, said bifacial shaft being formed with two faces forming a width corresponding to the width of the slit; a lid, said lid being openable and closeable in a vertical direction by said front hinge; and a retaining member, said retaining member preventing the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft from establishing an angular relation in which the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft can be attached and detached from each other when the keyhole-shaped notch is rotated about the bifacial shaft; wherein one of the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft is provided on the lid and the other one of the keyhole-shaped notch and the bifacial shaft is provided on a hull of the small boat.
- 12. The article storage structure according to claim 11, further comprising:a handle front cover, said handle front cover being removably attached to a front of the handle; and a handle rear cover, said handle rear cover being removably attached to a rear of said handle, wherein a rear surface of said handle rear cover forms said retaining member.
- 13. The article storage structure according to claim 12, wherein when said handle rear cover is in a removed position, said slit of said keyhole-shaped notch can be aligned with said two faces of said bifacial shaft to remove said bifacial shaft from said key-hole shaped notch to thereby remove said lid.
- 14. The article storage structure according to claim 11, wherein said keyhole-shaped notch is provided on said lid and said bifacial shaft is provided on the hull.
- 15. The article storage structure according to claim 12, wherein said keyhole-shaped notch is provided on said lid and said bifacial shaft is provided on the hull.
- 16. The article storage structure according to claim 13, wherein said keyhole-shaped notch is provided on said lid and said bifacial shaft is provided on the hull.
- 17. The article storage structure according to claim 14, wherein said lid includes a bearing bracket formed thereon, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed in said bearing bracket, and said bifacial shaft is supported by a leg portion in spaced relation to said hull.
- 18. The article storage structure according to claim 15, wherein said lid includes a bearing bracket formed thereon, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed in said bearing bracket, and said bifacial shaft is supported by a leg portion in spaced relation to said hull.
- 19. The article storage structure according to claim 16, wherein said lid includes a bearing bracket formed thereon, said keyhole-shaped notch being formed in said bearing bracket, and said bifacial shaft is supported by a leg portion in spaced relation to said hull.
- 20. The article storage structure according to claim 11, wherein when said lid is in the closed position, said slit of said keyhole-shaped notch is inclined toward the front at a predetermined angle to the vertical, and said two faces of said bifacial shaft are inclined toward the rear at a predetermined angle to the vertical.
Priority Claims (1)
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2001-269882 |
Sep 2001 |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 on application Ser. No. 2001-269882, filed in Japan on Sep. 6, 2001, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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