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Knee braces for boats

A boat and knee technology, applied in the field of knee support, can solve the problems of lack of adjustability, inability to use inflatable boats, etc., and achieve the effect of enhanced support

Active Publication Date: 2018-06-08
ALPACKA RAFT LLC
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This type of knee brace usually provides good control of the boat, but may lack adjustability and is generally not available for inflatable boats
Such brackets are especially unsuitable for lightweight inflatable boats such as packrafts designed for backcountry use

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[0024] figure 1 A one-person raft 10 including a pair of knee supports 12 according to embodiment 1 is illustrated. Typically, solo rafts will also include other components to support the user, such as seats, hip pads, foot supports, and other components well known in the raft and kayak arts. These components have been omitted for clarity.

[0025] Each knee brace 12 includes a fabric body 14 and a plurality of adjustment and attachment straps, which will be described in detail below. In particular, the straps provide four points for adjustably attaching the knee support about the user's knee. This arrangement has been found to achieve an optimum balance of ease of use, user comfort and safety during control of the boat.

[0026] Such as Figure 8 As shown, the fabric body includes elastic portions 20 and non-elastic portions 22 . The elastic portion 20 provides a comfortable and safe chamber for the knees, which prevents the user from being pinched when the raft deflates...

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to knee braces for boats. The knee braces described herein are particularly suitable for use with lightweight, inflatable rafts and kayaks, for example packrafts used in backcountry boating. The knee braces include a fabric body and a plurality of adjustable straps configured to attach the fabric body to a side wall of the boat.

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Background of the invention [0001] Boats used for whitewater sailing (such as whitewater kayaks, canoes, and rafts) are often equipped with some type of knee brace to allow the paddler to use his or her leg strength and body weight to help steer the boat . [0002] In some embodiments, such as in an open cockpit kayak, the brace may take the form of thigh straps, such as disclosed in US 5,493,982. The thigh straps provide some control of the boat, but as the force is primarily applied by the user's thighs and shins, the control is limited. [0003] Hard-hull boats (such as molded plastic and fiberglass whitewater kayaks) often have rigid, molded "hard-hull" knee braces, which in some cases are lined with foam for comfort and to provide some conformity to the shape of the user's legs. Formality. This type of knee brace generally provides good control of the boat, but may lack adjustability and is generally not available for inflatable boats. Such a stand is particularly uns...

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IPC IPC(8): B63B35/00B63B35/71
CPCB63B34/26B63B34/22B63B17/00
Inventor 谢里林恩·廷吉
Owner ALPACKA RAFT LLC
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