Inflatable kayak
AssigneeJLF Online LLC
InventorJanice Falzon
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Abstract
An inflatable kayak is provided with a floor formed of a first drop-stitch inflatable chamber. A port side is formed of a second drop-stitch inflatable chamber and a starboard side formed of a third drop-stitch inflatable chamber. A flexible fabric hull panel covers an outboard bottom of the floor, and at least a portion of an outboard surface of the port and starboard side. A hull portion is flexible and may be attached to the flexible fabric hull at a forward portion to form a bow contour with a sloping ridge. The front hull portion does not extend below a bottom surface defined by the floor. A rigid skeg attached to the flexible fabric hull at a rear portion and configured to be removable.
Claims20
An inflatable kayak comprising:
- a floor formed of a first drop-stitch inflatable chamber;
- a port side formed of a second drop-stitch inflatable chamber;
- a starboard side formed of a third drop-stitch inflatable chamber,
- a fabric hull panel covering an outboard bottom surface of the floor and at least a portion of an outboard side surface of each of the port and starboard sides, wherein the floor, the port side and the starboard side are attached to the fabric hull panel at spaced apart locations when deflated, wherein the port and starboard sides abut lateral sides of the floor when inflated;
- a front hull portion being flexible and attached to the fabric hull panel along a forward portion and forming a bow contour with a sloping ridge, wherein the front hull portion does not extend below the outboard bottom surface of the floor;
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- a rigid skeg attached to the fabric hull panel at a rear portion and configured to be removable.
An inflatable kayak comprising:
- a floor formed of a first drop-stitch inflatable chamber;
- a port side formed of a second drop-stitch inflatable chamber;
- a starboard side formed of a third drop-stitch inflatable chamber;
- a fabric hull panel covering an outboard side of at least a portion of each of the floor, the port side and starboard side;
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- at least one flexible hull portion attached to the fabric hull panel forming at least one of a bow contour or stern contour.
An inflatable kayak comprising:
- a floor formed of a first drop-stitch inflatable chamber;
- a port side formed of a second drop-stitch inflatable chamber;
- a starboard side formed of a third drop-stitch inflatable chamber;
- a fabric hull panel connecting the floor, the port side and the starboard side, wherein there is no rigid hull portion to allow the inflatable kayak to be folded to a compact storage position;
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- a rigid skeg attached to a rear portion and configured to be removable when the inflatable kayak is folded to the compact storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.