Patent ID: 8096258

Claim:
A collapsible catamaran comprising: a first hull comprising a first plug-in receptacle; a second hull comprising a second plug-in receptacle; a frame connecting the first hull and the second hull in a detachable manner; and first and second actuators; wherein the frame comprises a first plug-in nose and a second plug-in nose, wherein the first plug-in nose is inserted into the first plug-in receptacle of the first hull and the second plug-in nose is inserted into the second plug-in receptacle of the second hull; wherein the first plug-in nose comprises a first guide tube and the second plug-in nose comprises a second guide tube, the first actuator penetrating into the first guide tube and the second actuator penetrating into the second guide tube; wherein the first guide tube comprises a first longitudinal axis extending in a first axial direction with a first rubber-elastic clamping ring enclosing the first guide tube on an outside portion of the first guide tube; wherein the first guide tube is supported on a first axial abutment in the first axial direction and is pressed in the first axial direction via the first actuator penetrating the first guide tube; wherein the second guide tube comprises a second longitudinal axis extending in a second axial direction with a second rubber-elastic clamping ring enclosing the second guide tube on an outside portion of the second guide tube; wherein the second guide tube is supported on a second axial abutment in the second axial direction and is pressed in the second axial direction via the second actuator penetrating the second guide tube.