Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Canoe or kayak
Reexamination Certificate
2000-12-22
2001-09-18
Basinger, Sherman (Department: 3617)
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Canoe or kayak
C114S292000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06289838
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new design for a boat and, in particular, a boat that is intended to be manually paddled.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Canoes and kayaks are light weight, easily manoeuvrable craft that are powered by paddling. They are well suited for recreational use. However, canoes and kayaks are known to have limited lateral stability.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
What is required is a boat with enhanced stability that maintains the light weight, easy manoeuvring of canoes and kayaks, without adversely affecting paddling.
According to the present invention there is provided a boat which includes a body having at least one paddling position. The body is sufficiently narrow at the at least one paddling position to provide a comfortable paddling width. A bow extends forwardly and converges to become progressively narrower from the at least one paddling position. A stern extends rearwardly and diverges to become progressively wider from the at least one paddling position. The stern has two hulls positioned rearward of the at least one paddling position and separated by a connecting surface. The connecting surface extends rearwardly and upwardly from the at least one paddling position to an upper remote end that is out of the water at the stern, thereby reducing drag from the connecting surface.
The boat, as described above, can be made to resemble either a canoe or a kayak. However, it has substantially increased stability by virtue of the stance of the stern. This stability is obtained without widening the boat at the paddling position, which would make it more difficult to paddle.
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patent: D. 392241 (1998-03-01), Kierstead, Jr.
patent: 911806 (1909-02-01), Broward
patent: 1010053 (1911-11-01), Hunter
patent: 3469549 (1969-09-01), Rae
patent: 5038696 (1991-08-01), Athanasion
patent: 5042416 (1991-08-01), Arcouette
patent: 6112692 (2000-09-01), Lekhtman
Canoe & Kayak, Jul. 1999, pp. 72,84,114,128,132 and an “Easy Rider” add in the same issue.
Basinger Sherman
Christensen O'Connor Johnson & Kindness PLLC
Norcraft Consulting Services Inc.
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