Elliptical powered watercraft
AssigneeFreetime Products, LLC
InventorNathan L. Myer
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Abstract
An elliptical powered watercraft includes a buoyant platform, a paddle wheel, pedals operatively connected to the paddle wheel, and a skeg, a fin, or a rudder operatively connected to a steering device, such as handlebars or a steering wheel. An operator propels the elliptical powered watercraft by balancing on the buoyant platform, generating rotational movement with the pedals to deliver power to the paddle wheel, and steering the elliptical powered watercraft by turning the skeg, the fin, or the rudder with the handlebars or the steering wheel.
Claims20
An elliptical powered watercraft comprising:
- a buoyant platform;
- a paddle wheel;
- pedals operatively connected to the paddle wheel;
- and
- a skeg, a fin, or a rudder operatively connected to a steering device.
A method of propelling an elliptical powered watercraft, the method comprising:
- balancing on a buoyant platform;
- generating rotational movement with pedals to deliver power to a paddle wheel;
- and
- steering the elliptical powered watercraft by turning a skeg, the fin, or the rudder with the steering device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.