Boat apparatus for producing a surf wake
Assignee3Po Boat Accessories, LLC
InventorGuy Taylor
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Abstract
A boat propeller apparatus can be coupled to virtually any motor boat to cause the boat to safely and efficiently produce a surfable wake. The boat propeller apparatus can be configured to mount to the boat in a way that causes the apparatus to be positioned and secured behind but spaced from the propeller while the boat is moving forward. The apparatus will therefore be in the path of the propelled water and will function to divert the propelled water in such a way as to create a larger/taller wake than would otherwise be produced by the boat. The boat propeller apparatus can also function as a propeller shield and be used in conjunction with a propeller guard.
Claims20
A propeller apparatus for enhancing the size of a wake produced by a motor boat comprising:
- a propeller shield that is sized and shaped to cover a distal face of a boat propeller, the propeller shield having a first side that faces forwardly towards the propeller and a second side that faces rearwardly away from the propeller;
- a connection mechanism that couples the propeller shield to the boat via a pivoting connection thereby allowing the propeller shield to pivot between a shielded position in which the propeller shield covers the distal face of the boat propeller and a raised position in which the propeller shield rides at or on the surface of the water;
- wings which extend outwardly from opposing sides of the propeller shield;
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- a connecting member for retaining the propeller shield in a plow position, the plow position being between the shielded position and the raised position such that propeller shield remains behind and substantially inline with the propeller.
A propeller apparatus for enhancing the size of a wake produced by a motor boat comprising:
- a propeller guard that is configured to extend around a boat propeller;
- a propeller shield that is sized and shaped to overlap the propeller guard;
- a connection mechanism that couples the propeller shield to the boat via a pivoting connection thereby allowing the propeller shield to pivot between a shielded position in which the propeller shield is adjacent the propeller guard and a raised position in which the propeller shield rides at or on the surface of the water;
- wings which extend outwardly from opposing sides of the propeller shield;
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- a connecting member for retaining the propeller shield in a plow position, the plow position being between the shielded position and the raised position such that propeller shield remains behind and substantially inline with the propeller.
A propeller apparatus for enhancing the size of a wake produced by a motor boat comprising:
- a propeller shield that is sized and shaped to cover a distal face of a boat propeller;
- a connection mechanism that couples the propeller shield to the boat via a pivoting connection thereby allowing the propeller shield to pivot between a shielded position in which the propeller shield covers the distal face of the boat propeller and a raised position in which the propeller shield rides at or on the surface of the water;
- wings which extend outwardly from opposing sides of the propeller shield;
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- a connecting member that is configured to selectively limit the upward pivoting of the propeller shield to thereby retain the propeller shield in a plow position in which the propeller shield is spaced from but inline with the propeller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.