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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900574 | Device at a transformable boat The invention relates to a device in the form of a transformable craft (1). It consists of two or three sections held together, a middle part (10) and one or two end parts (stem and stem) (8, 9). When a so-called “Container & Boat”™ forms ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7854211 | Portable boat in nesting sections, with waterproof fabric cover incorporating a stabilizing keel The present invention introduces a small boat (kayak or hybrid kayak-canoe) made in a plurality of nesting sections. It is covered with a waterproof fabric cover, incorporating a stabilizing and flexible keel sewn into it. The boat also has a releasably attachable a... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7530322 | Boat foldable into a compact self-contained shape An apparatus with two configurations: a deployed configuration forming a watercraft that floats in water and a folded configuration that allows for transport of the apparatus. The apparatus includes multiple modules. One module is a planar sheet of corrugated materi... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7383787 | Folding boat The folding boat includes bow and stern members made up of a pair of tubes connectable to each other through a pin mechanism. A polarity of chines extend the length of the boat and are made up of connected tubes which can be disconnected amidships. Cockpit tubes ser... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7331623 | Rack for supporting two canoes on pickup truck bed A removable canoe transporting rack carries two canoes on the bed of a pickup truck with an upper canoe positioned over a lower canoe. A first rack having a first horizontal member mounts in the front stake wells of the pickup truck. A second rack having a second ho... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314018 | Collapsible boat hull A collapsible boat hull comprises a pair of bottom panels and a pair of side panels, connected by continuous hinges. Erection of the boat causes a fore portion of the bottom panels to curve upwards, and fore portions of the side panels to curve inwards. The boat als... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7267074 | Bi-fold dinghy A bi-fold dinghy, which is foldable from front to back, is being claimed in this application. It will be easily stowed and transported on the back of a sailboat or other vessel like the traditional dinghy. It will allow individuals to get to and from the boat and as... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7213527 | Folding pontoon trailer for all-terrain vehicle A pontoon usable for supporting a load, the pontoon being towable on land and usable on water to support the load thereonto. The pontoon includes a hinge; a first platform attached to the hinge, said first platform including a first substantially buoyant body extend... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7171915 | Water-stable inflatable pontoon boat transportable by trailer A boat having inflatable pontoons connected therewith by rotatable support assemblies is described. The structure is capable of collapsing to a small size for transport on a trailer, but provides a wide base for stable operation when deployed on water. A foldable de... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146925 | Apparatus for varying vessel hull geometry and vessels made therewith An apparatus for varying the dimensions of a hull of a vessel comprising an arcuate truss assembly having a plurality of members pivotally joined. The arcuate truss assembly is operatively arranged to form a portion of the hull. The assembly is operatively arranged ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7021228 | Road towed ferry This invention is a road towed ferry with a hull system with a central hull and multiple outboard hulls having adjustable positions relative to the central hull. A first outboard hull position corresponds with a road tow configuration wherein the ferry may be towed ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994393 | Trailer A trailer including an inner frame that is made of metal, an outer shell that is made of a non-metal and that at least partially surrounds the inner frame, and at least one wheel rotatably secured to the inner frame. In a preferred embodiment, the outer shell is mad... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948443 | Folding boat A folding boat (11) with at least two foldable horizontal frames (12) each comprising at least two fold ably connected sections (12A), (12B) in one said frame (12) and (12C), (12D) in another said frame (12). | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926468 | Portable flotation platform for shallow bodies of water A portable flotation platform is disclosed for use in supporting a load of equipment, hunting dogs, or personnel above the level of a body of water. The platform includes a deck constructed to be of an overall density less than that of water and sized so as to suppo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925956 | Collapsible watercraft A collapsible watercraft for personal recreation. The collapsible watercraft includes a tubular frame that has a first portion and a second portion. Each of the portions are generally rectangular and are hingably coupled together allowing them to be folded one porti... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6854413 | Boat tower hinge and footer assembly An apparatus for folding a boat tower, including a hinge assembly and a releasable footer. The hinge assembly has two members that pivot about a pivot point. At least one spring loaded bolt, or locking pin, engages a corresponding opening in one member, thereby lock... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6766758 | Folding boat A folding boat is disclosed comprising a deck, a plurality of safety fences and a plurality of pontoons. The deck floor is composed of a plurality of various deck sections that are pivotally hinged to each other so that they form a common coplanar deck flooring for ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6739278 | Folding rigid-bottom boat A folding rigid boat for routine and emergency use by occupants as an auxiliary watercraft and including complementary rigid bow and rigid stern sections joined together along respective mating edges to form a hull, complementary rigid hinge elements cooperating tog... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6668749 | Hunting accessory A hunting accessory comprises a pair of essentially identical shells which are removably attachable to one another by hinges. At least one shell comprises an unbroken, continuous, waterproof hull useful as the lower portion of a blind in water or marshy a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6662743 | Foldable boats Bow and stern sections (1,2) of a boat are hinged together to enable the bow section (1) to be folded over the stern section (2) which has wheels (6) deployed for towing and storage on land. The folded boat is towed by a towbar (10) bolted to a retracted ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6647913 | Collapsible boat transport system A collapsible boat includes a center pontoon and two side pontoons which can be moved toward or away from one another and toward or away from the center pontoon. The center pontoon is fixed in position and is accommodated by a cradle fixed in position on ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6615762 | Foldable boat with light weight hull construction system A primary goal of the present invention is to improve the prior art assembly system. The present invention provides a boat of simple ultra light construction with the fewest number of parts that can be easily assembled without tools. Then, when disassembl... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6564735 | Folding pontoon boat A folding pontoon boat which can be folded to a lesser width unfolded to a greater operating width. The boat can be launched in the folded configuration, unfolded on the water, and subsequently refolded to the reduced width on the water. The boat comprise... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6367404 | Folding rigid-inflatable boat A folding rigid-inflatable boat for routine and emergency use by occupants as an auxiliary watercraft. The floating rigid-inflatable boat includes a hull having complementary rigid bow and rigid stern sections joined together along common, centrally dispo... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367405 | Folding boat A boat comprising a folding internal frame and a flexible outer skin. When not in use, the boat folds in half to a compact flat shape beneficial for shipment, storage and transport. The integrated tubular frame/floor pan is hinged to "pop up" or collapse ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6298802 | Collapsible boat transport apparatus A collapsible boat including pontoons is positioned on a trailer or other transport vehicle having supports for the pontoons. The pontoon supports are movable toward or away from each other. Pontoons supported by the pontoon supports will move along with ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6293220 | Vehicle trailer assembly A vehicle trailer assembly including a flat deck wheeled chassis or sub-assembly detachably mounting an integrally molded plastics main body having a floor part with upstanding opposite side walls and conjoining rounded and forwardly tapering front end pa... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6178913 | Collapsible boat A collapsible boat includes two center deck panels and two outer deck panels, all of the deck panels being hingedly secured together. When the boat is in uncollapsed position all of the deck panels are disposed horizontally. When the boat is collapsed and... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6164803 | Fold-up navigation light A fold-up navigation light for boats and the like includes an elongate support pole having a bifurcated construction with an upper portion supporting a light, and a lower portion configured for mounting on an associated boat. A pivot coupling selectively ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6164238 | Lightweight folding boat with tent and trailer A lightweight folding boat with tent and trailer described in which the boat includes dual hulls joined by quick disconnect hinges and draw latches in a manner which allows the hulls to be locked in a fixed open position, folded with one hull atop the oth... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6145465 | Foldable camper/boat/trailer system and method A combination foldable camper/boat/trailer system features flexibility, ease of storage, and ease of assembly. The boat may be tapered so that it forms a more stabilized surface in the water and can prevent inadvertent collapse of the shells from an open ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6135048 | Foldable pontoon A foldable pontoon composed of two inner floating bodies and two outer bodies which are each connected to one another by joints and can be folded together in the form of a W in the transport position. The floating bodies are connected to each other by a p... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6095079 | Folding pontoon boat A folding pontoon boat comprising first and second pontoons having first and second decks secured thereto, respectively, which extend therebetween. The inner sides of the first and second decks are hingedly secured together to enable the boat to be moved ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6006691 | Knock-down boat assembly A folding boat assembly includes a hull assembly comprised of a pair of flexible hull panels joined at confronting keel edges by a flexible hinge that permits folding the hull panels together and rolling the hull panels into a storage package. An internal... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5975005 | Foldable boat A foldable boat has a hull divided into at least three sections; one of which includes at least one hull forming member. Each hull forming member has a bottom forming member with side forming members rotatably mounted thereon. Flexible members extend thro... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5957080 | Folding portable boat A folding portable boat is disclosed comprising two end hull sections and two middle hull sections each hull section being of a floatation material. The hull sections are hingedly interconnected adjacent to each other so they can be folded and unfolded in... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5870966 | Folding pontoon boat A folding pontoon boat to be typically used by one person. Consisting of a semi flat midsection which pivots about it's center axis. A plurality of pontoons are attached to the starboard and port sides of the midsection. Said pontoons pivot beneath the mi... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868097 | Folding boat and locking device A folding boat and locking device is described in which the boat includes paired foldable hull halves joined by a hinge at transverse bulkheads. The locking device includes a rigid base member with a clamp assembly having first elongated leg members exten... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5819682 | Assembly of elements to be used to create a mixed-hull inflatable boat which can be converted into a closed box Assembly of elements forming a mixed-hull inflatable boat which can be converted into a closed box for its storage/transport, including: an elongated rigid shell (1) with a profiled extremity (2) and the other extremity closed off by a transversal bulkhea... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5727491 | Pontoon for military collapsible floating bridges and crossing ferries A pontoon for military collapsible floating bridges and crossing ferries, including two inner floatation bodies and two outer floatation bodies, which are connected to one another by simple hinges. The outer floatation bodies have, adjacent to the inner f... | 03/17/1998 |
