CAPSIZE RECOVERY APPARATUS
A canoe capsize recovery apparatus that is attachable to the thwart of a canoe that can be deployed after the canoe has capsized by the occupants. The apparatus comprises a sliding frame member for sliding from a stored position to a deployed position.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/653,29 by the same inventor filed in the USPTO on Mar. 25, 2012.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to watercraft in class 114 and particularly watercraft with capsize recovery apparatus in subclass 39.
FEDERAL SPONSORSHIPN/A
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIn the context of canoeing there is a requirement for an apparatus to assist the occupants of a capsized canoe to right the canoe so that the occupants can climb back into the canoe. To the best of my knowledge there is no such apparatus.
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Claims
1. A canoe capsize recovery apparatus comprising: a frame member for sliding attachment of said apparatus to a thwart, said frame member having a top side having a concave surface and a bottom side having a concave surface, a floatation member for attachment to said top side, first temporary attachment means for attaching the frame member to said thwart, a second temporary attachment means for attaching the floatation member to the frame member.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the bottom side concave surface is disposed upon a top surface of said thwart.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the top side concave surface accepts the shaft of said floatation member.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said floatation member is a paddle.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the floatation member further includes a floatation aid disposed adjacent the distal end thereof.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said floatation aid is an air-inflatable floatation bag.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 having a first storage configuration and a second deployed configuration.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein when in said first storage configuration the frame member is disposed on the thwart adjacent to a gunnel opposite a deployment gunnel and the floatation member is disposed on a top side of the thwart.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein when in said deployed configuration the frame member is disposed adjacent said deployment gunnel and the floatation member is extended a full length from the deployment gunnel so that the distal end floatation aid is in the water thereby applying a buoyancy torque to the canoe.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said first temporary attachment means comprises a first buckle and a second buckle depending below the bottom side concave surface for attachment to the thwart.
11. The apparatus of 10 wherein said second temporary attachment means comprises a third buckle and a fourth buckle disposed upwards from the top side concave surface for attachment of the floatation member to the frame member.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 22, 2013
Publication Date: Jan 9, 2014
Inventor: DAVID WOOLDRIDGE (Maple Ridge)
Application Number: 13/849,383