US 12,434,799 B1
Folding pontoon raft frame
John Chaney, Portland, OR (US)
Filed by John Chaney, Portland, OR (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/257,446.
Int. Cl. B63B 35/36 (2006.01); B63B 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 35/36 (2013.01) [B63B 1/121 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A folding pontoon raft frame, comprising:
a right-side section comprised of a first front planar, J shaped member hingedly connected to a first rear planar C shaped member;
a left-side section comprised of a second front planar, J shaped member hingedly connected to a second rear planar C shaped member and wherein said left-side section is a mirror image configuration of said right-side section;
at least three tube plugs, two of which are frictional engageable between said first rear planar C shaped member and said second rear planar C shaped member, and one of which is engageable between said first front planar, J shaped member and said second front planar, J shaped member;
at least three locking pins, two engageable with two of said three tube plugs and said rear planar C shaped members, and one engageable with one of said three tube plugs and said front planar J shaped members;
a pontoon tube cradle from a set of four pontoon tube cradles, each one attached to either one of said C shaped members or one of said J shaped members;
a flexible, cinchable belt extending from each of said pontoon tube cradles; and
wherein said raft frame has a centerline that separates said right-side section from said left-side section.