Patent ID: 9708041
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,B29L,B63B

Claim:
1. A canoe comprising: at least a first hollow hull section comprising a first watertight bulkhead, and a second hollow hull section comprising a second watertight bulkhead, and a joint for releasable connection of the first hull section to the second hull section; wherein the joint comprises a first mating component comprising at least one protruding member arranged in the first watertight bulkhead and at least one corresponding groove arranged in the second water tight bulkhead, said first mating component being positioned at a lower portion of the respective watertight bulkheads, wherein the joint comprises a second mating component separate from the first mating component, comprising at least one projecting member and at least one corresponding indentation positioned at an upper portion of the respective watertight bulkheads, wherein the at least one protruding member comprises a horizontally protruding part including an anchoring portion, wherein the anchoring portion is arranged to mate with the at least one corresponding groove and to pivot about a retaining ridge portion withstanding longitudinal forces, and wherein the first mating component includes opposing stabilizing surfaces arranged to abut with each other in a locked configuration, which together with further stabilizing surfaces of said respective watertight bulkheads cooperate with said anchoring portion and the at least one corresponding groove to withstand torsional and bending forces.