Craft for use on a body of water and transport and control system therefore
AssigneeBod-Jet Global Limited
InventorStuart Lomax
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Abstract
The invention relates to a craft in the form of a body to be sat or laid upon by a user and provided with power for use in a body of water. There is also provided a method for the use of the craft in game play and the use of the same in a manner which allows the power source for the drive to be managed. A system for transport, charging and/or communication with the craft from onshore is also provided, along with a system to allow the use of the craft within a specified area on the body of water to be maintained and controlled.
Claims32
Apparatus in the form of a craft for powered movement with respect to a body of water, said craft including handle means by which a user can grip the craft and be propelled across the body of water thereby, a power supply and at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet separated by at least one connecting channel and a motor is provided to rotate one or more vanes on a longitudinal shaft positioned in the at least one channel intermediate the said at least one inlet and at least one outlet in order to generate a propelling force for the said craft and wherein the said craft is of a length in the range of 900-1500 mm and as the craft is propelled through the said body of water the user is located on the top surface thereof in a kneeling or laid down position and the said craft is semi-submersible with the front of the craft above the surface of the body of water and the craft gradually enters and moves below the surface of the said body of water towards the rear of the craft.
Apparatus in the form of a craft for powered movement with respect to a body of water, said craft including handle means by which a user can grip the craft and be propelled across the body of water thereby, a power supply and at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet separated by at least one connecting channel and a motor is provided to rotate one or more vanes on a longitudinal shaft positioned in the at least one channel intermediate the said at least one inlet and at least one outlet in order to generate a propelling force for the said craft and the said craft operates in conjunction with a control system which includes a base station and to which the craft is connected via a wireless local area network (WLAN) to allow communication between the craft and/or base station and wherein location detection data is used to determine if the craft goes outside the operating zone and, if so, an alarm indicator will flash and the propulsion unit will be stopped and will only restart if the craft is progressing back towards the operating zone and/or if the craft is taken out of the security zone the control system will disarm the propulsion and display functions of the craft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.