Assembly for use in recreational activities

Claim 2

An assembly for use in recreational activities comprising: a. at least two elongated units mounted on a rigid support means, b. said units being parallel and laterally displaced with respect to each other, c. at least one of the units being detachably connected to the rigid support means, d. each said unit including a collapsible, elongated container adapted to receive a fluid medium therein and an elongated frame structure having a plurality of parallel linear support members wherein each support member is laterally spaced with respect to any other lateral support member and a separate end frame portion connected at each end of said support members to form an open structural configuration to receive the collapsible container, e. said detachably connected unit having a collapsible, elongated container adapted to hold either a liquid fluid medium or a gas fluid medium whereby the detachably connected unit may be used as a pontoon when the container is inflated with a gas fluid medium and is employable in other uses when the container is not inflated or holds a liquid fluid medium.

Claim 3

An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the collapsible, elongated container in the detachably connected unit is removably fastened within said elongated frame structure.

Claim 4

An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the collapsible container includes a means for introducing and exhausting a liquid medium and a means for introducing and exhausting a gas medium.

Claim 5

An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the collapsible container includes a flexible support means located inside the container so that the shape of the container will be maintained in a desired configuration when filled with a fluid medium.

Claim 6

An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the linear support members extend longitudinally along the outside of the collapsible container in the detachably connected unit whereby when the detachably connected unit is detached and the collapsible container in said detached unit is filled with a liquid medium, one of the support members is disposed underneath the container to support the weight of the liquid fluid medium held within the container so that the assembly is usable as a ballast, and whereby when the container in the detached unit is inflated with a gas medium, one of the support members is located on the top of the container so that the assembly may be used as a pontoon.

Claim 7

An assembly for use in recreational activities comprising: a. at least two elongated units mounted on a rigid support means, b. said units being parallel and laterally displaced with respect to each other, c. at least one of the units including two modules wherein at least one of the modules is detachably connected to the rigid support means, d. said detachably connected module including a collapsible, elongated container adapted to receive a fluid medium therein and an elongated frame structure having a plurality of parallel linear support members wherein each support member is laterally spaced with respect to any other lateral support member and a separate end frame portion connected at each end of said support members to form an open structural configuration to receive the collapsible container, e. said collapsible, elongated container being adapted to hold either a liquid fluid medium or a gas fluid medium whereby the detachably connected module may be used as a pontoon when the container is inflated with a gas fluid medium and is employable in other uses when the container is not inflated or holds a liquid fluid medium.

Claim 8

An assembly for use in recreational activities comprising: a. at least two elongated units mounted on a rigid support means, b. said units being parallel and laterally displaced with respect to each other, c. at least one of the units including two modules wherein at least one of the modules is detachably connected to the rigid support means, d. said detachably connected module including a collapsible, elongated container adapted to receive a fluid medium therein and an elongated frame structure having a plurality of parallel linear support members wherein each support member is laterally spaced with respect to any other lateral support member and a separate end frame portion connected at each end of said support members to form an open structural configuration to receive the collapsible container, e. said collapsible, elongated container being adapted to hold either a liquid fluid medium or a gas fluid medium whereby the detachably connected module may be used as a pontoon when the container is inflated with a gas fluid medium and is employable in other uses when the container is not inflated or holds a liquid fluid medium.

Claim 9

An assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein each unit includes two modules.

Claim 10

An assembly as defined in claim 7 wherein all the modules are detachably connected to the rigid support means.

Claim 11

An assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein the rigid support means includes a convertible frame structure having a removably mounted bow portion and a structural means to form a single hull portion between the two elongated units.

Claim 12

An assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein the collapsible, elongated container in the detachably connected module is removably fastened within said elongated frame structure.

Claim 13

An assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein the linear support members extend longitudinally along the outside of the collapsible container in the detachably connected module whereby when the detachably connected module is detached and the collapsible container in said detached module is filled with a liquid medium, one of the support members is disposed underneath the container to support the weight of the liquid fluid medium held within the container so that the assembly is usable as a ballast, and whereby when the container in the detached module is inflated with a gas medium, one of the support members is located on the top of the container so that the assembly may be used as a pontoon.

Claim 14

An assembly for use on a water surface comprising: a. a convertible frame structure, b. means for attaching pontoons along two opposing longitudinal sides of the frame structure, c. said pontoons comprising elongated units mounted on the convertible frame structure, d. said units being parallel and laterally displaced with respect to each other, e. at least one of the units being detachably connected to the convertible frame structure, f. each said unit including a collapsible, elongated container adapted to receive a fluid medium therein and an elongated frame structure having a plurality of parallel linear support members and an end frame portion disposed at each end of the support members to form an open configuration to receive the collapsible container, g. said container of the detachable unit being adapted to hold either a liquid fluid medium or a gas fluid medium whereby when the collapsible container contains gas fluid medium the assembly may be used as a floating device and when the container of the detachably connected unit holds a liquid fluid medium and the unit is separated from the convertible frame structure, the unit may be employed in other uses such as a fresh water reservoir, a ballast, a sea anchor, and a pitch and roll stabilizer and the like, h. said frame structure including a removably mounted bow portion and a strUctural means to provide a single hull portion between the pontoons, i. said frame structure further including means to transform the configuration of the single hull portion into a multi-hull configuration.

Claim 15

An assembly for use on a water surface comprising: a. a convertible frame structure, b. means for attaching pontoons along two opposing longitudinal sides of the frame structure, c. said pontoons comprising elongated units mounted on the convertible frame structure, d. said units being parallel and laterally displaced with respect to each other, e. at least one of the units being detachably connected to the convertible frame structure, f. each said unit including a collapsible, elongated container adapted to receive a fluid medium therein and an elongated frame structure having a plurality of parallel linear support members and an end frame portion disposed at each end of the support members to form an open configuration to receive the collapsible container, g. said container of the detachable unit being adapted to hold either a liquid fluid medium or a gas fluid medium whereby when the collapsible container contains gas fluid medium the assembly may be used as a floating device and when the container of the detachably connected unit holds a liquid fluid medium and the unit is separated from the convertible frame structure, the unit may be employed in other uses such as a fresh water reservoir, a ballast, a sea anchor, and a pitch and roll stabilizer and the like, h. said frame structure including a removably mounted bow portion and a strUctural means to provide a single hull portion between the pontoons, i. said frame structure further including means to transform the configuration of the single hull portion into a multi-hull configuration.