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US 2011/0217891 A1Published application
Method and Apparatus for Partially Submerged User Operation
OwnerDon L. Crayinventor
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Abstract
An “in the water” user experience is provided. A device holds a user partially submerged in the water, and propels the user and device with the user partially submerged. The user and device together have a center of buoyancy, which can be adjusted to accommodate users of different size and weight. Thus, a user can be propelled through the water.
Claims19
A watercraft for use in water comprising:
- a riding platform to receive a user, and positioned to hold the user partially submerged in the water;
- a pontoon connected to the riding platform to provide buoyancy to the watercraft, the user and the watercraft together having a center of buoyancy in the water;
- a buoyancy adjustment mechanism to adjust the center of buoyancy, to adjust for users of different size, to provide a center of buoyancy that maintains the user partially submerged in the water, with at least the user's head above the surface of the water, and at least the user's legs below the surface of the water;
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- a motor connected to the pontoon to propel the watercraft through the water with the user partially submerged.
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An apparatus for moving a user in the water, comprising:
- means for riding, the means positioned on the apparatus for holding a user partially submerged in the water while operating the apparatus;
- means for providing buoyancy, connected to the means for riding, for providing buoyancy to the combination of user and watercraft, where the user and the watercraft together having a center of buoyancy relative to a surface of the water;
- means for adjusting the center of buoyancy for adjusting the buoyancy of the combination of user and watercraft, to adjust for users of different size, to adjust the center of buoyancy relative to the surface of the water to maintain the user partially submerged in the water, with at least the user's head above the surface of the water, and at least the user's legs below the surface of the water;
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- means for propelling the combination of user and apparatus with the user partially submerged in the water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.