Patent ID: 6371042
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A collapsible boat comprising:forward and aft hull sections, each hull section comprising: a plurality of longitudinal frame members, each frame member having a male end and a female end adapted to receive the male end of an adjacent frame member for releasably connecting therewith, the female end further having a connector portion, and a plurality of generally planar rigid transverse cross members having a peripheral edge with a plurality of connector portions thereon for cooperatively interconnecting with the connector portion of the female end of the frame member thereby when the frame members are connected to the connector portions on the cross members they define a rigid hull section of a framework, a flexible water impermeable skin for covering the framework, the skin having a central cockpit opening and a shape to receive forward and aft frame sections of the framework through the cockpit opening for subsequently joining and locking of the frame sections, and interlocking mechanisms having end portions which are releasably connectable to the forward and aft frame sections thereby permitting the forward and aft frame sections to be joined in longitudinal alignment to form the framework.