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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4516941 | Rowing outrigger A portable, lightweight outrigger for canoes and the like includes adjustable clamps for varying the disposition or reach of oarlock pivots with respect to the centerline of the canoe, self energizing clamps for resisting rowing torque and stabilizing the... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4515335 | Canoe lantern holder A holder for mounting gasoline or kerosene lanterns on canoes which comprises a trapezoid-shaped retentive base designed to slip over and be retained in a horizontal plane in the tapered end of the canoe and having a compressible cylindrical receptacle si... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4512277 | Adjustable canoe pontoons Adjustable clamp-on canoe pontoon with outrigger arms, adjustable in height for various depth canoes, having a two-piece clamping device for mounting to the top surface of the "T"-shaped gunwales of various canoes.... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4503799 | Combination flotation storage and seating structures for boats The structures include hollow water-tight bodies. One body is adapted to attach to a boat between the bow and stern of the boat. A saddle area is formed in the center of the body and knee braces are formed on the body forward of the saddle area to permit ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4489668 | Hull construction An improved method of hull construction from developable material is disclosed for a boat having a hull which consists of triangular panels fitted together. This method produces a rounded hull with a single chine and is easier and less costly to build tha... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4489028 | Kayak improvements The kayak improvements include a method for embedding a nut in the material of a kayak hull during a rotational molding process and structure for use with such an embedded nut to hold a frame in place.... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4480579 | Kayak with adjustable rocker The kayak includes apparatus for raising and lowering the bow portion and the stern portion of the kayak hull relative to the central portion of the kayak. The apparatus includes a first tension member connected between the central portion of the kayak an... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4411214 | Rowing scull A rowing scull with a hull, a cockpit, and a deck fully peripherally interconnecting the cockpit and the hull. A frame extends beneath the cockpit, inside the hull, and is reinforcingly joined to the deck at each side of the cockpit. Outriggers for oarloc... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4407216 | Frame system for kayak Longitudinal bow and stern beams are disposed vertically within a kayak hull. A stiffening tube extends beneath the beams. A tube and the beam holder overlaps a lower portion of each beam and rests on the center portion of the stiffening tube for holding ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4398488 | Removable canoe-carried cooler A removeable canoe-carried cooler for a canoe having an interior perimeter top rim, the canoe-carried cooler having an insulated container portion, an insulated hinged lid therefor, and a lock for the lid, the canoe-carried cooler constructed to be fitted... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4380208 | Portable seat A portable seat for suspension between spaced supports is provided comprising a flexible seating member having rigid side edge members and rigid suspension members spaced outwardly from and generally parallel thereto, the suspension members and the rigid ... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4357894 | Canoe seat construction A canoe seat construction for achieving optimum weight distribution in the canoe to improve planing of the canoe on the water and to position the paddler for most efficient paddling, includes a subframe releasably attached to the gunwales of the canoe, a ... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4274170 | Collapsible kayak Collapsible kayak framework having a plurality of longitudinal members, formers and cockpit structure, which cockpit structure, when folded forms a portion of backpack frame. Longitudinal members extend between the bow and stern, and are releasably interc... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4236267 | Canoe and paddle support A canoe and paddle support to facilitate attachment of paddles to a canoe for storage, auto transport, and particularly portaging of the canoe. The invention has a body preferably made of a resilient material. The body has a lateral slot adapted to remova... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4229850 | Kayak A kayak characterized by a kayak hull molded of semi-rigid material stiffened by an internal frame structure which includes a bow and a stern beam units and a seat each of hollow and watertight construction to provide buoyancy and each of limited dimensio... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4227272 | Supportive framework for a boat A supportive framework is disclosed for a boat having a hull which consists of a flexible plastic skin wherein the bottom frame element of the frame network is tubular and includes a rounded bottom wall which flexes inwardly to absorb stresses upon impact... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4057865 | Foldable kayak A rigid bottom foldable on a central transverse hinge has a removable tubular skeleton frame at each end supporting the skin. A pneumatic tubular member carried by the bottom sections serves to expand and tightly support the skin in use, thereby retaining... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4031580 | Inflatable boat A deck portion of an inflatable boat has, when inflated, a plurality of alternating external bulges and grooves extending substantially longitudinally of the boat and diverging at the front part of the deck portion in the rearward direction of the boat so... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4016615 | Canoe portaging kit This invention consists of a kit for facilitating the portage of canoes. The kit contains two identical spring loaded telescopic rods which attach spaced and parallel to each other to and between the central bar of the canoe and and any other strut on eit... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3958289 | Canoe storage compartment A storage compartment having a geometry permitting acceptance of the compartment within a canoe, having an opening for introduction and removal of articles into and from the compartment, having a door, moveable relative to said opening between closed and ... | 05/25/1976 |
