Patent ID: 6105531
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
An adjustable knee brace assembly for use in a kayak, wherein the kayak has a generally planar deck portion a short distance above the knee of a seated user, said adjustable knee brace assembly comprising:a. a knee-receiving member having forward and rearward ends, said knee-receiving member being shaped to receive the anterior and inside surfaces of a substantial portion of the length of the user's distal thigh and knee;b. means for selectively securely affixing said knee-receiving member in incrementally different positions forwardly and rearwardly to an underside of said kayak's deck portion, above the user's distal thigh and knee;c. means for selectively securely affixing said knee-receiving member to said underside of said kayak's deck portion in incrementally different positions closer to or farther from said kayak's central, longitudinal axis; and,d. means for selectively securely fixing said knee-receiving member in a plurality of different positions of rotation around a vertical axis.