Patent ID: 7143716

Claim:
A portable watercraft, comprising: a skeletal frame that can be expanded by one of a telescoping action, a spring-like action, or a combination thereof to a full length state for deployment of the watercraft in water and which can be conversely compressed by one of a telescoping action, a spring-like action or a combination thereof to a shorter length state for storage and porting of the watercraft over land; and a skin integrated with the skeletal frame so that it expands and compresses as the skeletal frame is expanded and compressed, respectively, wherein the skeletal frame includes at least one of a telescoping structure, a spring-like structure, and a combination thereof, each structure having a structure length, and wherein an increase in structure length obtained respectively due to one of a telescoping action, a spring-like action or a combination thereof is a major fraction of the full length state of the skeletal frame expanded for deployment of the watercraft in water.