Standup Paddle Board Station

Abstract

Portable stations, consoles, seats, storage containers, compartments and easy to attach and detach accessories and methods of using accessory devices and apparatus for use with standup paddle boards and decks on other watercraft. The stations can be formed from lightweight plastic, and are floatable. The stations have plural seats and storage compartments for gear, food, beverages, gloves and other items, and include holders to support fishing rods and posts for shade covers.

Description

[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 959,711 filed Aug. 30, 2013. The entire disclosure of the application listed in this paragraph is incorporated herein by specific reference thereto.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to standup paddle boards (SUPs), and in particular to portable stations, consoles, seats, storage containers, and compartments and easy to attach and detach accessories and methods of using accessory devices and apparatus with standup paddle boards.BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART[0003]Standup paddle boards (SUPS) have become increasingly popular with water sports enthusiasts as an alternative to kayaks, canoes, and other types of watercraft. The user generally stands on the SUP and uses a paddle to move the SUP through the water. However, the constant standing up makes the SUPs uncomfortable for users spending substantial time on the boards. Additionally, the plain board design of SUPS makes the...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]A secondary objective of the invention is to provide portable stations, consoles, and methods of using accessory devices and apparatus with standup paddle board(SUP) for allowing any SUP enthusiast the luxury of sitting and / or resting while paddling.

[0012]A third objective of the invention is to provide portable stations, consoles, and methods of using accessory devices and apparatus with standup paddle board (SUP) as an all-in-one accessory that sits atop any paddleboard to provide storage, stability and comfort.

[0013]A fourth objective of the invention is to provide portable stations, consoles, and methods of using accessory devices and apparatus with standup paddle board (SUP) which is light, durable, and stackable.

[0014]A fifth objective of the invention is to provide portable stations, consoles, and methods of using accessory devices and apparatus with standup paddle board (SUP) which is easy to clean, easy to transport, easy to install and is suitable for all paddleboard enthusiasts, from the novice to the seasoned SUP veteran.

[0027]The stations can be formed from plastic, and be lightweight and are floatable. The stations can have plural seats and storage compartments for gear and food and beverages, as well as have fishing rod holders, compartments for gloves and gears, and drinks. The stations can support posts for t-top shades.

Problems solved by technology

However, the constant standing up makes the SUPs uncomfortable for users spending substantial time on the boards.

Additionally, the plain board design of SUPS makes the boards difficult for users to pursue other activities, such as fish from the boards.

Still furthermore, basic SUPS have no storage space for gear, or for supplies or for food and beverages.

However, these types of devices are generally cover small seat cushions on a pedestal and generally need for the user to balance themself on the small seat on top of the pedestal.

These types of devices do not have closed storage for gear, such as clothing, food and beverages, and are limited to one seat, and appear to require metal parts that can rust in a water environment, and offer no shade for the user.

Furthermore, fishing rods and the like would be difficult to safely store with these pedestal seats.

Merely strapping a chair type seat would also not solve the problems, especially if the seat has metal components that can rust, and the larger seats may be both bulky and difficult to carry as well as be too heavy to be moved on and off the board.

Also, the same problems would potentially exist as to the lack of storage space for gear, food and beverages, as well as not providing shade and be limited to a single seat.

Similarly, these folding seat cushions can have similar problems with no closed storage for gear, clothing, food and beverages, and are limited to one seat, and offer no shade for the user, and fishing rods and the like would be difficult to safely store.

However, the coolers are generally intended to be used on land, and are bulky and difficult to attach to the board.

The storage inside would be generally limited to a single compartment where it can be difficult to store both gear and clothing and food and beverages with each other.

Furthermore, these types of devices are also generally limited to one seat per cooler, and offer no shade for the user, as well as offer no safe way of holding fishing rods, and the like.

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