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US 11,453,479 B2Granted
Device for propelling a passenger
AssigneeZipair
InventorFrankie Zapata
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for propelling a passenger, comprising a body arranged to receive said passenger and cooperating with a fuel-fed thrust unit. The arrangement of such a device enables great freedom of movement in the air. More specifically, the thrust unit comprises at least one thrust sub-unit, each advantageously comprising at least two thrusters and secondary course-correction and/attitude-correction thrusters.
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A device for propelling a passenger, said device comprising:
- a body including a platform comprising surfaces configured to receive a respective foot or shoe of said passenger;
- and
- a thrust unit including a first turbojet, wherein:
- said body of the device comprises support means of the thrust unit cooperating with the platform and being arranged to support said thrust unit,
- said body and said thrust unit are arranged so that the surfaces of the platform are positioned on opposite sides of the thrust unit such that the thrust unit is disposed inboard with respect to the platform relative to the surfaces, and
- the direction of gaseous flow ejection of said first turbojet is normal to a plane that is parallel to the surfaces.
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A device for propelling a passenger, said device comprising:
- a body including a platform arranged to accommodate said passenger;
- and
- a thrust unit including a first turbojet, wherein:
- said body of the device comprises support means of the thrust unit cooperating with the platform and being arranged to support said thrust unit,
- said body and said thrust unit are arranged so that the platform includes footrests positioned on opposite sides of the thrust unit such that the thrust unit is disposed inboard with respect to the platform relative to the footrests, and
- the direction of gaseous flow ejection of said first turbojet is normal to a plane that is parallel to the footrests.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.