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US 11,673,632 B2Granted
Catamaran for a wheelchair
OwnerGuillermo Camarena-Vazquezinventor
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Abstract
A catamaran for a wheelchair has two parallel pontoons secured abeam a bow beam and a wheelchair engaging framework for selective attachment and submersion of a wheelchair in water between the pontoons behind the bow beam in use. The catamaran is able to engage a wheelchair in a simple and convenient manner for recreational water sport use by those of limited mobility.
Claims16
A catamaran for a wheelchair, the catamaran comprising:
- two parallel pontoons secured abeam a bow beam;
- and
- a wheelchair engaging framework for selective attachment and submersion of a wheelchair in water between the pontoons behind the bow beam in use;
- further comprising a pair of thrusters located beneath respective pontoons;
- wherein the pair of thrusters controllable by a handlebar control comprising handles selectively tensioning control cables corresponding to each thruster;
- and
- wherein each handle is configured for controlling an oppositely located thruster.
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A catamaran for a wheelchair, the catamaran comprising:
- two parallel pontoons secured abeam a bow beam;
- and
- a wheelchair engaging framework for selective attachment and submersion of a wheelchair in water between the pontoons behind the bow beam in use;
- wherein the wheelchair engaging framework comprises forward and rearward pontoon attachment members each comprising horizontal bars engaged by respective forward and rearward pontoon brackets;
- and
- wherein at least one of the horizontal bars is rotatably engaged within a respective bracket and the other horizontal bar engages within an open under channel of the other respective bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.