Multi-use configurable watercraft
OwnerJohn David Moffat, III, Kasey Campbellinventors
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Abstract
A variety of multi-use, configurable watercraft is disclosed. A first type of watercraft used in a first water-based activity may be used as a component in a second type of watercraft used in a second water-based activity. For example, a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) may be used for paddle boarding, and then converted into a kayak, sailboat, catamaran, motorboat, or other type of vessel by adding one or more components to the SUP. In one embodiment, two paddleboards are used to construct a variety of multi-hull watercraft.
Claims20
A multi-use, configurable watercraft, comprising:
- a hull, configured for a first type of water-based activity, the hull comprising:
- at least two sockets formed into a top surface of the hull and spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis of the hull, each of the sockets for receiving a respective structure for configuring the hull for a second type of water-based activity;
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- at least two socket covers, each socket cover for covering a respective one of the at least two sockets when the hull is configured for the first type of water-based activity.
A multi-use, configurable watercraft, comprising:
- a first watercraft for use in a first water-based activity rotated about a longitudinal axis of the first watercraft at a first angle substantially perpendicular to a second angle that the first watercraft is typically used in the first water-based activity;
- a second watercraft for use in the first water-based activity rotated about a longitudinal axis of the second watercraft at the first angle;
- a first cross-member removably connecting the first watercraft to the second watercraft;
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- a second cross-member removably connecting the first watercraft to the second watercraft.
A multi-use, configurable watercraft, comprising:
- a first watercraft for use in a first water-based activity rotated about a longitudinal axis of the first watercraft at a first angle substantially perpendicular to a second angle that the first watercraft is typically used in the first water-based activity;
- a second watercraft for use in the first water-based activity oriented at substantially the second angle with respect to the first watercraft;
- a first cross-member removably connecting the first watercraft to the second watercraft;
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- a second cross-member removably connecting the first watercraft to the second watercraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.