Patent ID: 6298802
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
In combination:a collapsible boat having first and second alternative configurations, said collapsible boat being wider in said first configuration than in said second configuration and including first and second pontoons selectively movable toward or away from one another, said first and second pontoons being further apart when said collapsible boat is in said first configuration than when said collapsible boat is in said second configuration;a transport vehicle for receiving said collapsible boat and for supporting and transporting said collapsible boat on land when said collapsible boat is not afloat, said collapsible boat being completely separable from said transport vehicle whereby said collapsible boat may be placed afloat completely separate from said transport vehicle, said transport vehicle including first and second pontoon supports for respectively removably receiving, accommodating and supporting said first and second pontoons when said transport vehicle supports said collapsible boat; andmover means for causing relative movement between said pontoon selectively toward or away from one another, supports and causing simultaneous relative movement between said pontoons accommodated and supported thereby selectively toward or away from one another selectively toward or away from one another.