Collapsible pontoon boat

Claim 2

A collapsible pontoon boat comprising: a deck assembly; a plurality of inflatable pontoons for receiving and supporting said deck assembly; said deck assembly including a plurality of deck panels, end rails and side rails assemblable into a deck frame for receiving said deck panels in generally coplanar adjacent relation to each other, a support member positionable between adjacent deck panels, means for securing the deck panels to the side rails and end rails, and means for securing said pontoons to the deck assembly in underlying relationship to the deck immediately adjacent the side rails; said means for securing said pontoons to the deck assembly including at least one outside flap attached to and extending over at least a major portion of the outside face of the pontoon, which flap includes fastener means, and cooperating fastener means provided on the outside of each side rail.

Claim 3

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 1, wherein the means for securing the deck panels to the side rails and end rails comprise cooperating tongue and groove means on said panels and rails.

Claim 4

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 1, wherein said fastener means and cooperating fastener means comprise turn buttons and slots.

Claim 5

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 1, wherein means securing said pontoons further includes a plurality of inside flaps attached to and extending along the inside face of each pontoon, said flaps being adapted for connection to a portion of the underside of the deck assembly inward of the side rails.

Claim 6

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 4, wherein said inside flaps are alignable with the end rails and support members, and include means for attachment to said end rails and support members.

Claim 7

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 5, wherein said means for attachment comprises cooperating snap fasteners.

Claim 8

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 1, wherein each support member is in the shape of an I-beam.

Claim 9

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 1 additionally comprising a canopy, and means for removably mounting said canopy over the deck assembly.

Claim 10

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 8, wherein said canopy mounting means comprises a frame including at least two pairs of uprights, each pair disposable on opposite sides of the boat, cross-arms engageable between each pair of uprights, four canopy arms each extendable diagonally from first outer ends at corners of the canopy to uprights on the corresponding side of the boat, means for attaching the canopy to the cross-arms, and means for attaching the canopy to the canopy arms.

Claim 11

A collapsible pontoon boat comprising: a deck assembly; a plurality of inflatable pontoons for receiving and supporting said deck assembly; said deck assembly including a plurality of deck panels, end rails and side rails assemblable into a deck frame for receiving said deck panels in generally coplanar adjacent relation to each other, a support member positionable between adjacent deck panels, means for securing the deck panels to the side rails and end rails, and means for securing said pontoons to the deck assembly in underlying relationship to the deck immediately adjacent the side rails; hand rail means positionable in overlying spaced relation to each side rail; pickets pivotally attached to each hand rail and selectively downwardly pivotable therefrom; and picket retaining means mountable on said side rails.

Claim 12

A collapsible pontoon boat comprising: a deck assembly; a plurality of inflatable pontoons for receiving and supporting said deck assembly; said deck assembly including a plurality of deck panels, end rails and side rails assemblable into a deck frame for receiving said deck panels in generally coplanar adjacent relation to each other, a support member positionable between adjacent deck panels, means for securing the deck panels to the side rails and end rails, and means for securing said pontoons to the deck assembly in underlying relationship to the deck immediately adjacent the side rails; hand rail means positionable in overlying spaced relation to each side rail; pickets pivotally attached to each hand rail and selectively downwardly pivotable therefrom; and picket retaining means mountable on said side rails.

Claim 13

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 10, wherein each hand rail means comprises a pair of hand rail sections formed in a generally H-shape, presenting an upward facing channel and a downward facing channel, said pickets being pivotally attached within said downwardly facing channel.

Claim 14

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 11, including connector means receivable within said upwardly facing channel of adjacent ends of a pair of hand rail sections which comprise each hand rail means.

Claim 15

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 10, additionally comprising a pair of end struts pivotally attached to one of said end rails and having remote ends engageable with selected hand rail sections.

Claim 16

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 10, additionally comprising side struts pivotally attached to selected hand rail sections and extendable diagonally downwardly for attachment to an underlying side rail.

Claim 17

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 10, wherein the means for securing the deck panels to the side rails and end rails comprise cooperating tongue and groove means on said panels and rails.

Claim 18

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 10, wherein each support member is in the shape of an I-beam.

Claim 19

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 10, additionally comprising a canopy, and means for removably mounting said canopy over the deck assembly.

Claim 20

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 17, wherein said canopy mounting means comprises a frame including at least two pairs of uprights, each pair disposable on opposite sides of the boat, cross-arms engageable between each pair of uprights, four canopy arms each extendable diagonally from first outer ends at corners of the canopy to uprights on the corresponding side of the boat, means for attaching the canopy to the cross-arms, and means for attaching the canopy to the canopy arms.

Claim 21

A collapsible pontoon boat comprising: a deck assembly; a plurality of inflatable pontoons for receiving and supporting said deck assembly; said deck assembly including a plurality of deck panels, end rails and side rails assemblable into a deck frame for receiving said deck panels in generally coplanar adjacent relation to each other, a support member positionable between adjacent deck panels, means for securing the deck panels to the side rails and end rails, and means for securing said pontoons to the deck assembly in underlying relationship to the deck immediately adjacent the side rails; a canopy; and means for removably mounting said canopy over the deck assembly, comprising a frame including at least two pairs of uprights, each pair disposable on opposite sides of the boat, cross-arms engageable between each pair of uprights, four canopy arms each extendable diagonally from first outer ends at corners of the canopy to uprights on the corresponding side of the boat, means for attaching the canopy to the cross-arms, and means for attaching the canopy to the canopy arms; wherein said cross-arms have flaps attached thereto and the means for attaching the canopy to the cross-arms comprises snaps provided on the canopy and corresponding snaps provided on the flaps attached to the cross-arms.

Claim 22

A collapsible pontoon boat comprising: a deck assembly; a plurality of inflatable pontoons for receiving and supporting said deck assembly; said deck assembly including a plurality of deck panels, end rails and side rails assemblable into a deck frame for receiving said deck panels in generally coplanar adjacent relation to each other, a support member positionable between adjacent deck panels, means for securing the deck panels to the side rails and end rails, and means for securing said pontoons to the deck assembly in underlying relationship to the deck immediately adjacent the side rails; a canopy; and means for removably mounting said canopy over the deck assembly, comprising a frame including at least two pairs of uprights, each pair disposable on opposite sides of the boat, cross-arms engageable between each pair of uprights, four canopy arms each extendable diagonally from first outer ends at corners of the canopy to uprights on the corresponding side of the boat, means for attaching the canopy to the cross-arms, and means for attaching the canopy to the canopy arms; wherein said cross-arms have flaps attached thereto and the means for attaching the canopy to the cross-arms comprises snaps provided on the canopy and corresponding snaps provided on the flaps attached to the cross-arms.

Claim 23

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 19, including cross-arms engageable between selected outer ends of the canopy arms, and wherein the means for attaching the canopy to the canopy arms comprises pockets at the ends of the canopy which receive the cross-arms engageable with the canopy arms.

Claim 24

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 19, wherein the means for securing the deck panels to the side rails and end rails comprise cooperating tongue and groove means on said panels and rails.

Claim 25

The collapsible pontoon boat as in claim 19, wherein each support member is in the shape of an I-beam.