# US 9,434,453 B2 · Swiveling seat insert for kayaks

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- Number: US 9,434,453 B2
- Document ID: US9434453B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/565,347
- Filed: 2014-12-09
- Published: 2015-06-11
- Granted: 2016-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-12-09
- Assignees: Swivel Pod 360, LLC
- Applicants: Donald Edward Gonzales, III
- Inventors: Donald Edward Gonzales, III
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9434453B2

## CPC

- B63B 34/20: Canoes, kayaks or the like
- B63B 34/26: Accessories for canoes, kayaks or the like (effecting propulsion by muscle power B63H16/00; outboard propulsion units B63H20/00)
- B63B 2029/043: {Seats; Arrangements thereof on vessels}
- B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)

## Abstract

A swiveling seat insert for kayaks allows a kayak user to physically turn their entire body while sitting in a kayak in order to gain a more advantageous body position for performing activities while using the kayak or for increased range of viewing angles.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A swiveling seat insert for kayaks comprises:
a base;
a seat;
a swivel interface;
the base comprises a kayak-seat insertable portion and an seat support portion;
the kayak-seat insertable portion and the seat support portion being positioned opposite each other on the base;
the seat being positioned offset from the base adjacent to the seat support portion;
the seat being pivotally connected to the base through the swivel interface;
a seat back;
the seat back being connected to the seat opposite the base;
the seat back being hingedly connected to the seat, wherein the seat back may be folded between an open position and a closed position;
a seat back fastener;
the seat back fastener being removably attached between the seat and the seat back in the closed position;
the base being made of a buoyant material;
the base comprises a kayak-seat fastener, wherein the kayak-seat insertable portion is removably attached within a kayak seat by the kayak-seat fastener;
the kayak-seat fastener comprises a plurality of knobs; and
the plurality of knobs being connected to the kayak-seat insertable portion of the base.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The swiveling seat insert for kayaks as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
the seat being removably connected to the base.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The swiveling seat insert for kayaks as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
the base comprises a wedge shape.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The swiveling seat insert for kayaks as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
the base comprises a cuboid shape.