US 12,252,221 B2
Collapsible watercraft
Anton Willis, Oakland, CA (US); and Forrest Nelson Harvey, Oakland, CA (US)
Assigned to ORU KAYAK, INC., Emeryville, CA (US)
Filed by Oru Kayak, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/529,966.
Application 18/529,966 is a continuation of application No. 18/149,597, filed on Jan. 3, 2023, granted, now 11,834,138.
Application 18/149,597 is a continuation of application No. 16/874,311, filed on May 14, 2020, granted, now 11,541,971, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/847,461, filed on May 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116604 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63B 34/23 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 34/23 (2020.02) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A collapsible kayak, comprising:
a continuous sheet forming a single-piece hull having a bow portion, a midship portion, and a stern portion, the single-piece hull including a plurality of crease lines, such that the single-piece hull is configured to be foldable; and
a floorboard lining the midship portion of the single-piece hull between the bow portion and the stern portion, the floorboard including a base and a pair of outboard walls pivotably coupled to the base, the outboard walls being fixed to port and starboard gunwales of the single-piece hull, respectively;
wherein the outboard walls are configured to remain fixed to the port and starboard gunwales when the collapsible kayak is collapsed.