Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Canoe or kayak
Patent
1992-04-20
1994-01-18
Basinger, Sherman
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Canoe or kayak
114360, B63B 4314
Patent
active
052792480
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for reducing the skill required of a paddler to right a capsized kayak without exiting it, and to thus avoid the dangers associated with exiting a kayak after capsize. In broad terms, the paddler is provided with a simple and rapid means of creating a buoyant force to one side of the capsized kayak, which can be used to produce a generous amount of torque for righting. More specifically, an inflatable flotation device is held in place on the deck of the kayak and is provided with a handle. Upon capsize the paddler grasps and pulls the handle, whereupon the flotation element is released from its securing container and automatically inflated from compressed gas cartridges. The paddler can then lean on the handle and attached flotation element to right the kayak without exiting it.
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