Patent ID: 7562635
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A kayak portaging device, for use in a single seat kayak having a centrally located cockpit opening about the kayak's center of gravity, and a seat located within the cockpit opening and centrally located over the kayak's center of buoyancy and approximate to the kayak's center of gravity, the kayak portaging device comprising: a portaging means, and a rotation means attached thereto; said portaging means adapted to allow a kayak having a seat centrally located over the kayak's center of buoyancy and approximate to the kayak's center of gravity, to be carried in an inverted position bow forward on the shoulders of a user; and said rotation means integrally attaching said portaging means to said kayak and allowing said portaging means to rotate arcuately from a first position to a second inverted position; wherein said first position is located behind said kayak's centrally located seat and center of buoyancy, for storage while paddling; and wherein said second position is located over said kayak's center of gravity for carrying said kayak.