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US 12,415,591 B2Granted
Underwater propulsion device
AssigneesBrandon Robinson, Lowell Kim Robinson, Marc Barber
InventorsBrandon Robinson, Lowell Kim Robinson, Marc Barber
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Abstract
An underwater propulsion device is disclosed comprising two sleeves for fitting around each of a user's lower legs, with each sleeve mounting a propulsion unit, and the sleeves being connectable by a bar between them during underwater operation of the device by the user.
Claims10
A device, comprising:
- an assembly for mounting to a user's foot, wherein the assembly comprises a foot pedal, a battery sealed in a watertight compartment, and a battery-powered underwater propulsion unit;
- a throttle control system integrated with said foot pedal, wherein said foot pedal is capable of a swivel motion about an axis parallel to said user's lower leg in response to a swivel motion of said user's foot about said axis, said motion controlling the throttle of said propulsion unit, wherein said propulsion unit comprises a motor-propeller combination within a cowling.
A device, comprising:
- an assembly for mounting to a user's foot, the assembly comprises a foot pedal, a battery sealed in a watertight compartment, and a battery-powered underwater propulsion unit;
- a throttle control system integrated with said foot pedal, wherein said foot pedal is capable of moving up or down in response to the motion of said user's foot up or down, said motion controlling the throttle of said propulsion unit, wherein said propulsion unit comprises a motor-propeller combination within a cowling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.