Collapsible boat
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1. A collapsible boat comprising, in combination:
- a boat deck comprising a plurality of boat deck panels including first and second center deck panels disposed side-by-side and first and second outer deck panels, said first outer deck panel being disposed alongside said first center deck panel and said first center deck panel being positioned between said second center deck panel and said first outer deck panel, said second outer deck panel being disposed alongside said second center deck panel and said second center deck panel being positioned between said first center deck panel and said second outer deck panel;
panel mover means for selectively moving said first and second outer deck panels either toward or away from one another, said first and second center deck panels moving from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation when said first and second outer deck panels move toward one another to reduce the width of said boat deck; and
guide means for guiding movement of said first and second outer deck panels, said panel mover means being operatively associated with said first and second outer deck panels to move said first and second outer deck panels along said guide means, and said first and second center deck panels moving responsive to movement of said first and second outer deck panels.
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A collapsible boat includes two center deck panels and two outer deck panels, all of the deck panels being hingedly secured together. When the boat is in uncollapsed position all of the deck panels are disposed horizontally. When the boat is collapsed and the outer deck panels move toward one another, the two center deck panels raise to a vertical orientation.
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1. A collapsible boat comprising, in combination:
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a boat deck comprising a plurality of boat deck panels including first and second center deck panels disposed side-by-side and first and second outer deck panels, said first outer deck panel being disposed alongside said first center deck panel and said first center deck panel being positioned between said second center deck panel and said first outer deck panel, said second outer deck panel being disposed alongside said second center deck panel and said second center deck panel being positioned between said first center deck panel and said second outer deck panel;
panel mover means for selectively moving said first and second outer deck panels either toward or away from one another, said first and second center deck panels moving from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation when said first and second outer deck panels move toward one another to reduce the width of said boat deck; and
guide means for guiding movement of said first and second outer deck panels, said panel mover means being operatively associated with said first and second outer deck panels to move said first and second outer deck panels along said guide means, and said first and second center deck panels moving responsive to movement of said first and second outer deck panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A collapsible boat comprising, in combination:
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a boat deck comprising a plurality of boat deck panels including first and second center deck panels disposed side-by-side and first and second outer deck panels, said first outer deck panel being disposed alongside said first center deck panel and said first center deck panel being positioned between said second center deck panel and said first outer deck panel, said second outer deck panel being disposed alongside said second center deck panel and said second center deck panel being positioned between said first center deck panel and said second outer deck panel;
panel mover means for selectively moving said first and second outer deck panels either toward or away from one another, said first and second center deck panels moving from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation when said first and second outer deck panels move toward one another to reduce the width of said boat deck, said first and second center deck panels having adjacent distal side walls spaced from one another and defining a gap therebetween; and
hinge means pivotally interconnecting said first and second center deck panels and extending across said gap, said hinge means being slidably mounted on at least one of said first and second center deck panels.
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16. A collapsible boat comprising, in combination:
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a boat deck comprising a plurality of boat deck panels including first and second center deck panels disposed side-by-side and first and second outer deck panels, said first outer deck panel being disposed alongside said first center deck panel and said first center deck panel being positioned between said second center deck panel and said first outer deck panel, said second outer deck panel being disposed alongside said second center deck panel and said second center deck panel being positioned between said first center deck panel and said second outer deck panel;
panel mover means for selectively moving said first and second outer deck panels either toward or away from one another, said first and second center deck panels moving from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation when said first and second outer deck panels move toward one another to reduce the width of said boat deck; and
a shelter connected to said boat deck and extending upwardly therefrom, said shelter defining an interior and including a first shelter portion and a second shelter portion, said first shelter portion attached to said first outer deck panel and said second shelter portion attached to said second outer deck panel, said shelter portions being movable with their respective attached outer deck panels toward or away from one another when said first and second outer deck portions are moved by said panel mover means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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