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US 11,897,583 B2Granted
Watercraft device with hydrofoil and electric propulsion system
AssigneeKai Concepts, LLC
InventorsDonald Lewis Montague, Joseph Andrew Brock, Tomasz Pawel Bartczak, Matthew Campbell Greaves, Alec Korver, Dmitri Stepanov
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Abstract
A watercraft including a board having a top surface and a bottom surface and a hydrofoil attached to a strut. The strut attaches at the bottom surface of the board. The watercraft includes a movable portion coupled to the top surface of the board such that the movable portion is configured to move relative to a fixed portion of the board.
Claims14
A watercraft comprising:
- a board extending longitudinally and having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a hydrofoil having a strut attached at the bottom surface of the board;
- a propulsion system coupled to the strut and operable to drive the watercraft through a body of water;
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- a movable portion configured to move relative to a fixed portion of the board to facilitate shifting of weight relative to the fixed portion of the board as the propulsion system is operated, the movable portion movable longitudinally along the board from a rear portion of the board to a front portion of the board.
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A watercraft comprising:
- a support platform extending longitudinally and configured to support a rider;
- a hydrofoil having a strut attached at a bottom surface of the support platform;
- a propulsion system coupled to the strut and operable to drive the watercraft through a body of water;
- the support platform having a seat portion and a foot block, the foot block at a longitudinal end portion of the support platform and having a foot engagement surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.