Patent ID: 6364336
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A transport device for both flat bottomed rowboats and canoes having keels wherein the transport device comprises:a support unit including a generally enlarged thick, flat, rectangular rigid support member having opposed sides, a bottom surface, and a top surface provided with a flat bottomed central recess that extends from the front to the rear of the top surface of the support member; a transport unit including a pair of wheels mounted on an axle which is operatively associated wherein the pair of wheels is positioned beneath the opposed sides of the support member with the support member; and, securing means for captively engaging a selected one among a rowboat and a canoe to the top surface of the support member wherein the securing means comprises a length of chain having one end attached to one side of the support member and a resilient strap having a first end attached to the other side of the support member wherein the second end of the resilient strap is provided with a hook element adapted to engage a selected link on said length of chain.