Patent ID: 7867049

Claim:
A floatable workstation comprising: an inflatable tube including a floor, one or more partitions disposed within an air receiving cavity of said tube forming one or more inflatable chambers, each inflatable chamber including a valve in fluid communication with each chamber for inflating each chamber with air; a plurality of handles disposed on the outer surface of said inflatable tube, said plurality of handles includes a first handle, a second handle, a third handle and a fourth handle, each handle disposed at a corresponding corner of said inflatable tube or alternatively on said deck assembly; a deck assembly removeably attached to said inflatable tube, said deck assembly comprising a plurality of segments, each segment detachably assembled together by an interlocking means to form a floorboard, at least one segment including a receptacle for securely receiving a bucket therein; said floorboard is either fixedly attached within a floor recess of said inflatable tube wherein said floorboard is secured in place when said inflatable chambers are fully inflated, or is fixedly attached on top of the inflatable tube by a means for fastening, said floorboard being disposed over said floor; a tether arrangement releasably attached to said inflatable tube for securely positioning said floatable workstation alongside a vessel, said tether arrangement comprising four tethers, one end of each tether including a means for correspondingly fastening the one end of each tether to said first handle, said second handle, said third handle and said fourth handle, respectively, and wherein a second end of each of two tethers is attached to a first suction mechanism, and a second end of each of two other tethers is attached to a second suction mechanism; a bumper disposed completely around the outside perimeter of said inflatable tube; and a plurality of drainage holes formed through said deck assembly for allowing water to drain through said holes.