Paddle support for a vessel
OwnerDavid E. Oathoutinventor
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Abstract
A paddle support assists in rowing a vessel. The paddle is retained in the upper portion of a support that has a base section that rests, preferably unattached or at least readily releasably attached on the floor of a vessel. The support allows the paddle to be freely manipulated unencumbered by attachments to the vessel. The paddle support may be attached to webbing suspended across an opening in the vessel so that a base of the support is attached near the center of the webbing. The paddle support may also be attached to a harness suspended across an opening in the vessel so that the upright support is attached near the center of the harness. The use of the webbing or harness facilitates use of the support with a watertight skirt or covering stretched over the opening of a vessel.
Claims33
A kayak paddle support, comprising:
- an upright support member of adjustable length;
- a retainer at a top portion of the upright support member for retaining a kayak paddle while allowing the kayak paddle to be manipulated in a range of operational motion;
- and
- a support strap connected to the upright support member and adapted to connect to sides of a vessel by hook and loop fasteners for suspending the kayak paddle support over a hull of the vessel.
A method of supporting a kayak paddle, comprising the steps of:
- adjusting a support strap to a proper length;
- fastening the support strap to sides of a vessel;
- connecting an upright support to the support strap to suspend the upright support over an opening of the vessel, the upright support including a retainer that receives and supports a kayak paddle;
- and
- disposing the kayak paddle on the kayak paddle support.
A kayak paddle support, comprising:
- an upright support member of adjustable length;
- a retainer at a top portion of the upright support member for retaining a kayak paddle while allowing the kayak paddle to be manipulated in a range of operational motion;
- and
- a harness of flexible material connected to the upright support member and connectable to a rim of a vessel for suspending the kayak paddle support over an opening of the vessel.
A kayak paddle support, comprising:
- an upright support member of adjustable length;
- a retainer at a top portion of the upright support member for retaining a kayak paddle while allowing the kayak paddle to be manipulated in a range of operational motion;
- and
- a harness connected to the upright support member and connectable to a rim of a vessel for suspending the kayak paddle support over an opening of the vessel, wherein the harness comprises a plurality of sections slideably connected by a plurality of dowel sections, the outer most sections having hooked outer ends for attachment to the rim of a kayak.
A method for supporting a paddle for a vessel, comprising steps of:
- adjusting a harness to a proper length;
- fastening the harness to the vessel by snapping the flexible hooked ends of the overlapping plates onto the rim of the vessel;
- connecting an upright support to the harness to suspend the upright support over an opening of the vessel, the upright support including a retainer for receiving and supporting a paddle;
- and
- disposing the paddle on the paddle support.
A kayak paddle support, comprising:
- a rigid upright support member of adjustable length;
- a retainer at a top portion of the upright support member for retaining a kayak paddle while allowing the kayak paddle to be manipulated in a range of operational motion;
- and
- a support strap connected to the upright support member and adapted to connect to sides of a vessel for suspending the kayak paddle support over a hull of the vessel, wherein the kayak paddle further comprises a first blade member and a second blade member dispose at opposite ends of an elongated member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.