Kayak cockpit cover with retention edge

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1992-12-14

1994-11-29

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Ships

Boats, boat component, or attachment

Canoe or kayak

114361, 277212FB, B63B 1900

Patent

active

053679750

ABSTRACT:
A spray skirt (A) is disclosed for covering the cockpit opening (14) of a kayak (10). The spray skirt includes a fabric cover (24) for spanning the opening which includes an elastic band (B) secured around the perimeter of the cover for retaining the spray skirt about a rim (16) of the opening. The retaining band includes outer and inner elastic bands (30, 32) joined by a compressible bulbous retention element (34, 40). The inner band 32 is of sufficient width to prevent contact of the interior fabric (24b) of the cover from being abraded by lip contact. The preformed outer band (30) includes a first outer band (30a) extending from the bulbous element upwardly and outwardly terminating at a bend (35), and a second outer band (30b) extending from the bend upwardly and inwardly. The first outer band fits under the rim and the second outer band extends over rim and substantially inward over the exterior cover surface to protect the exterior cover surface from abrasion against the rim when hit by the paddle and the like. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the bulbous element 40 is utilized and has a wall thickness greater than the wall thickness of outer band 42. Preferably, the wall of thickness of the bulbous element is about twice as thick as the wall thickness of the outer band.

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