초록 ▼

A portable inflatable floatation device for use as a backpack frame to maintain a standard backpack thereto for hiking, with the back pack frame being convertible into floatation device seat, foot rest, and outrigger pontoon mounting. Inflatable pontoons that are to be carried on or in the backpack

A portable inflatable floatation device for use as a backpack frame to maintain a standard backpack thereto for hiking, with the back pack frame being convertible into floatation device seat, foot rest, and outrigger pontoon mounting. Inflatable pontoons that are to be carried on or in the backpack and are inflated into long cylindrical pontoons at a water site, whereat, with the back pack frame converted to the water craft seat, the seat is attached to span across the pair of parallel inflated pontoons and the outrigger portions of which seat are positioned to rest on and are strapped onto tops of the inflated pontoons, with top and bottom sections of the frame, respectively, pivoted to form and seat back and to a planar attitude with a seat bottom as a foot rest, and straight narrow spacers are secured, as with straps, to the forward and rear pontoon ends completing the floatation device. Removable oar locks may be secured to the outrigger portions for receiving oars assembled from components that are for transported on or in the back pack or a paddle may be assembled from which components for use inpaddling the device. The seat back can be lowered and pinned in place to extend in a planar attitude from the seat bottom to receive a cot cover installed between the spacers, arranging the floatation device as a sleeping platform, and the invention may further include a spring bar type tent for fitting to cover the sleeping platform.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A portable inflatable floatation device comprising, a backpack frame having flat back section formed from suitable sections of tube material to have a rectangular outer shape with at least one cross tube and including a pair of like, outwardly projecting, backpack side support bars

[ I claim:] [1.] A portable inflatable floatation device comprising, a backpack frame having flat back section formed from suitable sections of tube material to have a rectangular outer shape with at least one cross tube and including a pair of like, outwardly projecting, backpack side support bars that are each formed from a single tube that is bent at spaced right angles to where the single tube ends are aligned, and each said single tube end is formed into a side pivot coupling means whereby each said single tube end couples to one of said flat back section sides, allowing said side support bar to pivot around each said flat back section side and including means for releasably maintaining each said side pivot coupling means to one of said flat back section sides, and a top pack support bar formed from a single tube that is bent at spaced angle bends to where said tube ends align and including top pivot couple means secured to each said top pack support bar end for mounting to a top section of said flat back section and including means for releasable maintaining said each top pivot coupling means to said flat back section top, whereby, said sides and top pack support bars, when positioned in a first attitude, receive a backpack maintained onto said flat back section, and with said sides and top pack support bars pivoted relative to said flat back section to a second position, said side pack support bars form pontoon supports and said top pack support bar forms a seat back; a pair of pontoons each having a bladder with means for passing air therein to fill each said each bladder into an clongate cylindrical pontoon; and means for maintaining each said pontoon onto each of said side pack support bars.