Patent ID: 7314399

Claim:
A float for outdoorsman, the float comprising: a front and rear; a base comprising a pair of stacked, coaxially aligned inner tubes; means for covering said base; a depressed annular region formed at the junction of the stacked tubes that encircles the float, the annular region concentric with said tubes; an open center at the middle of the base; a seat disposed within the center for supporting a user; an encircling belt that is concentric with and coaxial relative to the tubes and which occupies said depressed annular region to tension the float, the belt tensioning said means for covering said base; at least one frame loop encircling the base and the tubes; a movable cylindrical support normally disposed at the front of the float which can be repositioned as desired; a generally cylindrical headrest normally disposed at the rear of the float that can be repositioned as desired; a hoop that is selectively deployable over the float, the hoop having ends that are attachable to said at least one frame loop to form a hinged connection; and, a collapsible canopy supported by the hoop.