Patent ID: 9296448
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B63B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for providing a back support and a boarding ladder for use with an inflatable boat, the apparatus comprising: a first frame, shaped to rest on and be supported by an inflated tube of the inflatable boat such that at least a portion of the first frame contacts an upper exterior surface of the inflated tube, the first frame configured to couple to the inflatable boat at an anchor point; a second frame comprising: a third frame comprising: a retaining mechanism for holding the second frame in a raised position such that the first transverse element of the second frame is located above the first frame and provides a back support for a person seated on the inflated tube of the inflatable boat, where the second frame is moveable between the raised position and a lowered position in which the transverse element is located below the first frame and provides a first rung of a boarding ladder and the third frame is located below, and supported by, the second frame such that the transverse element of the third frame provides a second rung of the boarding ladder.