US 8,939,103 B2Granted

Deployable assembly

AssigneeBarnitus A. Wong

InventorBarnitus Alban Wong

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Abstract

This embodiment relates generally to the deployable assembly (30) for a suspended device (38), that may lead to the stabilization of a watercraft (32), such as kayaks and canoes, which allows an operator (134) to stand or move in the watercraft (32) without it rocking or rolling over. The deployable assembly with an example pontoon (112) connected to a folding and rotate-able arm (80) that enable pivotal and rotate-able movement of each pontoon between storage (128) and deployed positions. A locking housing (102) secures the pontoon (112) from substantial movement when at or in between operating and storable positions (128). The deployable assembly (30) is mounted to a watercraft (32) which allows for extending a stabilizing pontoon individually on each side of the watercraft from a rest position (128) to an operative position, by solo means.

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Dependent claims

A deployable assembly, comprising:

a base member removably attachable to a watercraft;
a leg of a predetermined cross sectional shape and length having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to be revolvably carried by, and pivotally connected to, the base member, allowing the leg to rotate around the longitudinal axis at the first end;
a suspended member of a predetermined cross sectional shape, length, and outside shape, configured to revolvably connect to the second end of the leg, wherein the suspended member is rotatable to a first position above the watercraft, and wherein the suspended member is rotatable to a second position placing the suspended member adjacent to or in contact with a first wall of the watercraft, the first wall being an inside wall of the watercraft or an outside wall of the watercraft, the inside wall side being the same side as the side the base member is attached to the watercraft;
and
a selectively actuatable housing having a first end and a second end, wherein:
the first end of the selectively actuatable housing is configured to connect to the leg at a predetermined position along the longitudinal axis of the leg, further wherein the first end of the selectively actuatable housing is configured to urge the leg to swing laterally outwards from or inwards to the watercraft, and
the second end portion of the housing is configured to selectively engage with the watercraft in order to connect the leg with the watercraft.

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A watercraft comprising:

a watercraft body;
a first deployable assembly connected with the watercraft body on a first side of the watercraft body, the first deployable assembly comprising:
a base member attached to the watercraft body;
a leg of a predetermined cross sectional shape and length having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is revolvably carried by, and pivotally connected to, the base member, allowing the leg to rotate around the longitudinal axis at the first end;
a suspended member of a predetermined cross sectional shape, length, and outside shape, revolvably connected to the second end of the leg, wherein the suspended member is rotatable to a first position above the watercraft body, and wherein the suspended member is rotatable to a second position placing the suspended member adjacent to or in contact with a first wall of the watercraft body, the first wall being an inside wall of the watercraft body or an outside wall of the watercraft body, the inside wall side being the same side as the side the base member is attached to the watercraft body;
and
a selectively actuatable housing having a first end and a second end, wherein:
the first end of the selectively actuatable housing is connected to the leg at a predetermined position along the longitudinal axis of the leg, further wherein the first end of the selectively actuatable housing is configured to urge the leg to swing laterally outwards from or inwards to the watercraft, and
the second end portion of the housing is configured to selectively engage with the watercraft body in order to connect the leg with the watercraft body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.