Patent ID: 6648554
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B63B,E02B

Abstract:
A portable flotation platform to be carried by a user to a point of deployment at a shallow body of water, and as deployed in the water to support a load above the level of the body of water, the platform comprising:a deck constructed to be of an overall density less than that of water, so that when deployed the deck floats on the body of water, with the deck presenting a rigid upper member for carrying the load above the water level; an anchor which when deployed engages the bottom of the body of water, holds against movement across the bottom, and extends up toward the surface of the water; the deck having at least one connector for detachably securing the deck to the anchor to prevent horizontal movement of the deck across the water; and a carrying attachment comprising a pair of straps for enabling a user to carry the deck supported on the user's body to and from a point of deployment at the body of water.