System of brackets and rails for attaching wheels, towing, and accessory devices to small pontoon watercraft
OwnerPatrick D. Garrettinventor
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Abstract
A system of brackets and rails for attaching wheels, towing devices, and other accessories to small pontoon watercraft in various locations and combinations to increase the transportability and utility of the watercraft. Among the advantages are the ability to tow the watercraft by hand or bicycle, and to allow other devices such as a human powered pedal drive, trolling motor, bike rack, cargo rack, and other accessories to be attached easily and without the use of tools.
Claims4
A system of brackets and rails for attaching devices to a small pontoon watercraft having an interconnecting boat frame structure with multiple transverse and longitudinally oriented frame members spanning spaced apart pontoons, the system comprising in combination:
- at least one pair of cross brackets and means for coupling at least one each to a boat frame main tube on opposite sides of said pontoon watercraft, wherein a hollow internal opening of said cross brackets are oriented in a horizontal plane orthogonally aligned to said boat frame main tube,
- at least one outrigger rail, having a first and second end, spanning through said cross brackets with means for coupling thereto, whereby said outrigger rail provides a non-twisting connection member for mounting a variety of other devices to said pontoon watercraft,
- at least two T-brackets or swing brackets and means for coupling one each to a said first and said second end of said outrigger rail in a selected orientation,
- at least two boat wheel assemblies and means for coupling to said T-brackets or said swing brackets, whereby said pontoon watercraft is able to be wheeled over land.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.