Portable buoyant platform
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a portable platform with a plurality of panels configured to have a folded state and an extended state, wherein the platform is buoyant in water. The platform is configured to provide a substantially horizontal surface above a water surface when in the extended state and placed in a body of water. A first one of the plurality of panels is a support panel that may include a heat resistant support plate on which a barbecue or stove may be placed and/or secured. A second one of the plurality of panels has an aperture configured such that the barbecue fits through the aperture when the platform is in the folded state. A third one of the plurality of panels that is a cover panel that enables the platform to enclose the barbecue when in the folded state. The cover panel may have a heat resistant protective plate and the protective plate on the cover panel may have a recess to accommodate the barbecue when the platform is in the folded state.
1. A portable platform, comprising a plurality of panels configured to have a folded state and an extended state, a first one of the plurality of panels being a support panel that comprises a heat resistant support plate on which a barbecue or stove may be placed and/or secured, and a second one of the plurality of panels comprising an aperture extending through the panel and being configured such that the barbecue fits through the aperture when the platform is in the folded state, wherein the platform is buoyant in water and is configured to provide a substantially horizontal surface above a water surface when in the extended state and placed in a body of water, and wherein the aperture is configured so that a cooler can couple with or fit within or extend through the aperture when the platform is in the extended state.
2. The platform according to claim 1 , comprising a third one of the plurality of panels that is a cover panel that enables the platform to enclose the barbecue when in the folded state.
3. The platform according to claim 2 , wherein the cover panel comprises a heat resistant protective plate.
4. The platform according to claim 3 , wherein the protective plate on the cover panel comprises a recess to accommodate the barbecue when the platform is in the folded state.
5. The platform according to claim 1 , wherein there are three panels each hingedly connected to at least one adjacent panel.
6. The platform according to claim 1 , further comprising an anchor component to anchor the platform to the bed of a water body.
7. The platform according to claim 6 , wherein the anchor component can be enclosed within the platform when it is in the folded state.
8. The platform according to claim 1 , further comprising a cup holder.
9. The platform according to claim 1 , further comprising a handle that can be used to move the platform between the folded and extended states.
10. The platform according to claim 1 , further comprising a locking device to retain the platform in the folded state.
11. The platform according to claim 1 , wherein the panels comprise buoyant material enclosed within an outer skin.
12. The platform according to claim 1 , wherein the panels comprise an outer skin with a hollow interior.
13. A portable platform that is buoyant in water, comprising a plurality of panels configured to have a folded state and an extended state, a first one of the plurality of panels being a support panel that comprises a heat resistant support plate on which a barbecue or stove may be placed and/or secured, a second one of the plurality of panels comprising an aperture extending through the panel and being configured such that the barbecue fits through the aperture when the platform is in the folded state and a cooler can couple with or fit within or extend through the aperture when the platform is in the extended state, and a third one of the plurality of panels that is a cover panel that enables the platform to enclose the barbecue when in the folded state.
14. The platform according to claim 13 , wherein the cover panel comprises a heat resistant protective plate.
15. The platform according to claim 14 , wherein the protective plate on the cover panel comprises a recess to accommodate the barbecue when the platform is in the folded state.
16. The platform according to claim 13 , further comprising a handle that can be used to move the platform between the folded and extended states.
17. The platform according to claim 13 , further comprising a locking device to retain the platform in the folded state.
18. A portable platform, comprising a plurality of panels configured to have a folded state and an extended state, a first one of the plurality of panels being a support panel, a second one of the plurality of panels comprising a central aperture extending through the panel, and a third one of the plurality of panels that is a cover panel that enables the platform to enclose the aperture when in the folded state, wherein the platform is buoyant in water and is configured to provide a substantially horizontal surface above a water surface when in the extended state and placed in a body of water, and wherein the aperture is configured so that a cooler can couple with or fit within or extend through the aperture when the platform is in the extended state.
19. The platform according to claim 18 , wherein the support panel comprises a heat resistant support plate on which a barbecue or stove may be placed and/or secured, and the cover panel comprises a heat resistant protective plate, wherein the protective plate on the cover panel comprises a recess to accommodate the barbecue when the platform is in the folded state.