Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Canoe or kayak
Patent
1996-03-29
1998-10-27
Avila, Stephen
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Canoe or kayak
114363, B63B 3500
Patent
active
058265325
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a boat seat having particular utility in canoes. The seat has a platform connected to a brace having a brace first end region connected to the boat, and a brace second end region supported on the shell of the boat via a load-distributing member such as a pad or cross support. Preferably the platform is pivotably mounted to the brace so that the platform can be maintained in a horizontal position or in an inclined position. For traditional canoes the brace first end region is attached to one of the thwarts of the canoe. For collapsible canoes which have a skin supported by stringers which in turn are supported by ribs, a brace support is also employed. The brace support and the brace are in turn supported by a base. The base is formed by a cross support resting across several stringers to distribute loads, a retaining element connecting to the cross support and to a rib of the canoe, and the rib to which the retaining element attaches. In one preferred embodiment the seat will collapse into a nested series of elements.
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Avila Stephen
Weins Michael J.
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