Patent ID: 6925956
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A collapsible watercraft for personal recreation, said watercraft comprising: a tubular frame assembly having a first portion and a second portion, each of said portions comprising a pair of side bars, an inner end bar, an outer end bar, and a plurality of hinge members; a first pair of floatation members and a second pair of floatation members, each of said pairs of floatation members being hingably attached to an outer side of said end bars of said frame assembly; a steering and propulsion assembly being fixedly coupled to said first portion of said frame assembly, said steering and propulsion assembly comprising a pair of support bars, a mounting being fixedly coupled to and extending between each of said support bars of said first portion, a rod being rotatably coupled to said mounting, a push bar being attached to and extending in opposite directions away from said first end of said rod, a fin having a leading end and a trailing end; a flexible panel for supporting the user being attached to and extending between said inner end bars of each of said first and second portions; a backrest for supporting the back of the user; a pair of flexible restraint members for limiting rotation of said backrest; a net for supporting cargo being attached to said inner end bar and said outer end bar of said second portion; and a cover assembly for protecting the user from the elements being releasably attachable to said center sections of each of said outer end bars of said frame assembly, said cover assembly comprising a pair of side poles, a plurality of support poles, and a canopy member.