Inflatable stand up paddleboard with thermally insulated compartment
View Patent ↗An inflatable stand up paddleboard, combined with a thermally insulated compartment is disclosed herein. The compartment may be used for storage of food, drink, personal effects, and other items that may require storage in a temperature stabilized medium. As constructed, the compartment and storage of items therein does not diminish the functionality or versatility of the inflatable paddleboard.
1. An inflatable stand up paddleboard comprising:
an inflatable body, the inflatable body defining a paddleboard shape with a front, a back, a top, surface, and a bottom surface;
wherein interior walls of the inflatable body define a non-pressurized void within the body;
a thermally insulated storage receptacle comprising an outside layer and an inside layer, a flat surface on a periphery of the outside layer secured over the top surface of the inflatable body, wherein the storage receptacle is configured to extend into the void;
wherein the storage receptacle comprises a material encompassing a volume less than the volume of the void; and
a waterproof zipper secured to the outside layer at a top end of the storage receptacle to provide access inside the storage receptacle.
2. The inflatable stand up paddleboard of claim 1 wherein the body is covered by at least one layer of a vinyl material and a valve that reciprocally opens and closes for inflating and deflating the body.
3. The inflatable stand up paddleboard of claim 1 wherein the body defines the void within the front of the body.
4. The inflatable stand up paddleboard of claim 1 wherein the void is defined through a height of the body by at least one sidewall extending from the top of the body to the bottom of the body.