Patent ID: 6964243
Filing Date: 2005-11-15
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. An accessory pack used in conjunction with a kayak, said kayak having a hull with a front bow, a rear stern, a top, a bottom and two sides, said kayak bow, stern, top, bottom and sides defining a hollow kayak interior, said kayak top having a cockpit opening through the kayak top into the kayak hollow interior, said kayak top having a forward deck between the cockpit and the bow, said accessory pack removably attached to said kayak deck and accessible by a kayak operator from said cockpit during kayak operation, comprising: a housing having a front, a rear, a top divided into a forward portion and a rearward portion, a bottom, and two opposite sides, said front, rear, top, bottom and sides defining a hollow interior, said front being that part of the housing nearest the kayak bow and said rear being that part of the housing nearest the kayak cockpit; a lid in said top rearward portion hinged along an approximate dividing line between the top forward portion and top rearward portion; a water tight seal attached to the lid about a lid perimeter; a latch releasably joining a lid rearward edge to the housing top near to the housing rear; a plurality of rings attached to the housing sides and rear, several of which being adapted to provide attachment of a plurality of straps about the kayak hull, thereby securing the accessory pack to the kayak forward deck, and several of which adapted to provide attachment of a plurality of straps for use of the accessory pack as a backpack for portage; an electric switch strip mounted on the housing top forward portion near to and parallel to the dividing line, said strip containing a plurality of electric switches adapted to control electric power from a battery positioned within the accessory pack interior.