Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Seat and foot support
Patent
1988-07-27
1989-07-04
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Seat and foot support
114347, 297423, 297313, B63B 2900
Patent
active
048439991
ABSTRACT:
A boat seat which effectively positions a person for paddling a boat such as a canoe or kayak includes an upper platform for supporting the posterior of the person and a lower platform for supporting the knees and shins of the person. The upper platform near its rear end is pivotally connected between the two frames on a substantially radial component of each frame near a rear pivot end thereof. The boat seat includes a device for adjustably stopping the downward pivotal movement of the upper platform front end at a position selected from a plurality of positions along a vertical component of each frame. The lower platform includes a back end which can rest on the boat floor. A front end of the lower platform is adjustably connected between two substantially horizontal brackets which are each affixed to one side in spaced opposition to each other. The lower platform front end can be connected to the brackets at a position selected from a plurality of positions along each horizontal bracket between the forward and rearward ends thereof.
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Kobus Robert C.
West Todd A.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Swinehart Edwin L.
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