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Folding watercraft

US9422029B1 · kind B1 · utility

6Cited by

10References

15Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Timothy A. Niemier · Bellingham, US
Thomas Eckert · Rancho Cucamonga, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2013
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB63B34/23
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A watercraft comprising a bow section, a center section, and a stern section, and a securing system comprising at least one strap assembly and at least one buckle assembly. The at least one buckle assembly is configured to engage the at least one strap assembly selectively to arrange the watercraft in a folded configuration and a use configuration. In the folded configuration, a bow deck surface and a stern deck surface overlap the center deck surface. In the use configuration, the bow deck surface, the center deck surface, and the stern deck surface are arranged to define a cockpit of the watercraft, and a bow hull surface, a center hull surface, and a stern hull surface are arranged to define a hull of the watercraft.

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