IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0167438
(2014-01-29)
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등록번호 |
US-9290244
(2016-03-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
17 |
초록
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A water walking apparatus having two inflatable pontoons, each with respective holes in their top surfaces for a footwell and for platform support sleeves. Footwell supports may be provided within the pontoons. A platform support may expand and contract when in use so as to accommodate variable spac
A water walking apparatus having two inflatable pontoons, each with respective holes in their top surfaces for a footwell and for platform support sleeves. Footwell supports may be provided within the pontoons. A platform support may expand and contract when in use so as to accommodate variable spacing between the pontoons, a platform upon which a user may sit may be connected to the platform support by a neck received into a hole in the bottom of the platform. The platform may include a backrest member, and a strap that may serve as a ladder step when the backrest member is rotated rearwardly and down, into the water to allow a user to step on the continuous strap and climb up onto the platform.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus for walking and resting upon water, the apparatus comprising: two inflatable pontoons each having a top and bottom surface with respective holes on the top surface for a footwell and for a plurality of platform support sleeves;a plurality of footwell supports extending between an ins
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An apparatus for walking and resting upon water, the apparatus comprising: two inflatable pontoons each having a top and bottom surface with respective holes on the top surface for a footwell and for a plurality of platform support sleeves;a plurality of footwell supports extending between an inside surface of a side wall of each footwell and an inside surface of the pontoon, the footwell supports being disposed within the pontoon to either side of the footwell, below a top of the hole for the footwell in the top surface of the pontoon;a platform support that expands and contracts when in use so as to accommodate variable spacing between the pontoons while connecting the pontoons together, the platform support comprising a horizontal sliding tube received within a horizontal holding tube, the sliding tube withdrawing from the holding tube as the pontoons are moved apart and the sliding tube advancing within the holding tube as the pontoons are moved towards one another so that the platform support is automatically adjustable in width to accommodate a variable distance between the pontoons;a platform including a top, and bottom, so as to allow a user to sit on the top of the platform;wherein each platform support further comprises a neck, the bottom of the platform comprising corresponding holes into which the neck of a corresponding platform support is received so as to hold down and secure the platform to the platform supports while allowing the platform to ride freely above the platform supports as each neck rotates freely within the corresponding hole in the bottom of the platform. 2. An apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a backrest member hingedly attached to a rear of the platform, the hinged attachment permitting the backrest member to rotate forward and down, so as to be generally parallel to and against the platform, as well as rearward and down, so as to be generally perpendicular to the platform. 3. An apparatus as in claim 2, further comprising a strap attached at each end thereof to opposite lateral sides of a front face of the backrest member. 4. An apparatus as in claim 3, the platform further comprising strap retention recesses formed therein, the strap further comprising corresponding elongate locking members disposed therein, the corresponding elongate locking members being configured to be received within the strap retention recesses of the platform. 5. An apparatus as in claim 4, wherein the strap retention recesses are formed into an edge face of the platform defined between the top face and the bottom face. 6. An apparatus as in claim 4, wherein the strap limits rotation of the backrest member up to an upright position for supporting a back of a user seated upon the top of the platform, so that the backrest member is generally perpendicular to the platform when the elongate locking members are received within the corresponding strap retention recesses, preventing the backrest member from rotating rearward and down. 7. An apparatus as in claim 6, wherein when the elongate locking members attached to the strap are not received within the strap retention recesses, the backrest member may be rotated rearwardly, so that the backrest member hangs downwardly below and generally perpendicular to the platform member, the strap hanging downwardly below the platform member to provide a ladder step on which a user may step as a user climbs out of the water onto the platform. 8. An apparatus as in claim 3, wherein the strap is formed of a single piece of strap material. 9. An apparatus as in claim 3, wherein the strap forms a continuous loop from one end thereof attached to one lateral side of the front face of the backrest member to the opposite end thereof attached to an opposite lateral side of the front face of the backrest member. 10. An apparatus as in claim 4, wherein each end of the strap attached to the backrest member is latitudinally aligned with its corresponding strap retention recess of the platform so that the strap forms two spaced apart diagonal arm portions on either side of the backrest member, defined between a given end attached to the backrest member and the corresponding elongate locking member received within the aligned corresponding strap retention recess. 11. An apparatus as in claim 10, wherein the strap is a single strap, so that the portions of the strap between the elongate locking members loop around so as to be connected to one another. 12. An apparatus as in claim 4, wherein the elongate locking members comprise bolts or screws disposed through the strap. 13. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the platform further comprises a hole formed therethrough near a leading front edge of the platform and a corresponding hole formed therethrough near a trailing rear edge of the platform through for securing a bag or other cargo to the platform. 14. An apparatus as in claim 13, wherein the platform comprises first and second pairs of corresponding holes formed therethrough for securing bags or other cargo on opposed ends of the platform, one of the first pair being disposed near a leading front edge of the platform and the other of the first pair being disposed near a trailing rear edge of the platform, and one of the second pair being disposed near a leading front edge of the platform and the other of the second pair being disposed near a trailing rear edge of the platform. 15. An apparatus for walking and resting upon water, the apparatus comprising: two inflatable pontoons each having a top and bottom surface with respective holes on the top surface for a footwell and for a plurality of platform support sleeves;a plurality of footwell supports extending between an inside surface of a side wall of each footwell and an inside surface of the pontoon, the footwell supports being disposed within the pontoon to either side of the footwell, below a top of the hole for the footwell in the top surface of the pontoon;a platform support that expands and contracts when in use so as to accommodate variable spacing between the pontoons while connecting the pontoons together, the platform support comprising a horizontal sliding tube received within a horizontal holding tube, the sliding tube withdrawing from the holding tube as the pontoons are moved apart and the sliding tube advancing within the holding tube as the pontoons are moved towards one another so that the platform support is automatically adjustable in width to accommodate a variable distance between the pontoons;a platform including a top, and bottom, so as to allow a user to sit on the top of the platform;wherein each platform support further comprises a neck, the bottom of the platform comprising corresponding holes into which the neck of a corresponding platform support is received so as to hold down and secure the platform to the platform supports while allowing the platform to ride freely above the platform supports as the neck rotates freely within the corresponding hole in the bottom of the platform;a backrest member hingedly attached to a rear of the platform, the hinged attachment permitting the backrest member to rotate forward and down, so as to be generally parallel to and against the platform, as well as rearward and down, so as to be generally perpendicular to the platform; anda single continuous strap with opposed ends attached at laterally spaced apart locations of the backrest member, the strap including two elongate locking members disposed therethrough for engagement with corresponding recesses formed in the platform so as to hold the backrest member in an upright orientation that is generally perpendicular to the platform to support the back of a user seated on the platform. 16. An apparatus for walking and resting upon water, the apparatus comprising: two inflatable pontoons each having a top and bottom surface with respective holes on the top surface for a footwell and for a plurality of platform support sleeves, the footwell extending longitudinally lengthwise along a portion of each respective pontoon, and each footwell being defined by side walls extending vertically downward into each respective pontoon so as to receive a respective foot of a user into the footwell during use;a plurality of footwell supports sealed perpendicular to the side walls of the footwell so as to extend between an inside surface of the side wall and an inside surface of the pontoon, the footwell supports being disposed within the pontoon to either side of the footwell, below a top of the hole for the footwell in the top surface of the pontoon;a plurality of D-rings sealed to the outside side walls of each pontoon for the purpose of attaching a stretch cord in between the two pontoons;a platform support that expands and contracts when in use so as to accommodate variable spacing between the pontoons while connecting the pontoons together, the platform support comprising a horizontal sliding tube received within a horizontal holding tube, the sliding tube withdrawing from the holding tube as the pontoons are moved apart and the sliding tube advancing within the holding tube as the pontoons are moved towards one another so that the platform support is automatically adjustable in width to accommodate a variable distance between the pontoons;a platform including a top, and bottom, with lower and upper compartments, wherein a top section of the platform opens and closes with the assistance of a user, so as to allow a user to sit on the platform;wherein each platform support further comprises a neck, an underside of the platform comprising corresponding holes which are the lower compartment into which a neck of a corresponding platform support is received so as to hold down and secure the platform to the platform supports while allowing the platform to ride freely above the platform supports as the neck rotates freely within the lower compartment of the platform; anda backrest member hingedly attached to a rear of the platform, the hinged attachment permitting the backrest member to rotate forward and down, so as to be generally parallel to and against the platform, as well as rearward and down, so as to be generally perpendicular to the platform. 17. An apparatus as in claim 16, further comprising a single continuous strap with opposed ends attached at laterally spaced apart locations of the backrest member, the strap including two elongate locking members disposed therethrough for engagement with corresponding recesses formed in the platform so as to hold the backrest member in an upright orientation that is generally perpendicular to the platform to support the back of a user seated on the platform.
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