Towable watercraft
OwnerErin Boucherinventor
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Abstract
A towable watercraft includes an inflatable triangular shaped watercraft body having top and bottom surfaces which are located on opposite sides of the body. The body also includes front and rear ends with a central axis extending from the front end to the rear end bisecting the body into first and second sections. A towing fixture is affixed to the front end of the body. A first steering fin is positioned on the bottom surface of the first section and a second steering fin is positioned on the bottom surface of the second section. A first handle unit is positioned on the top surface at the front end of the first section and a second handle unit is positioned on the top surface at the front end of the second section.
Claims16
A towable watercraft comprising:
- a watercraft body having top and bottom surfaces which are located on opposite sides of the body, the body also including front and rear ends, a central axis extending from the front end to the rear end bisecting the body into first and second sections, the body in use having a roughly v-shaped bottom;
- a towing fixture affixed to the front end of the body;
- a first steering fin positioned on the bottom surface of the first section;
- a second steering fin positioned on the bottom surface of the second section, said v-shaped bottom allowing the first and second fins to be alternately engagable in water for turning;
- a first handle unit positioned on the top surface at the front end of the first section;
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- a second handle unit positioned on the top surface at the front end of the second section.
A towable watercraft comprising:
- a non-circular inflatable body having top and bottom surfaces which are located on opposite sides of the body, the body also including front and rear ends, a central axis extending from the front end to the rear end bisecting the body into first and second sections, the body in use having a roughly v-shaped bottom;
- a towing fixture affixed to the front end of the body;
- a first steering fin positioned on the bottom surface of the first section;
- a second steering fin positioned on the bottom surface of the second section, said v-shaped bottom allowing the first and second fins to be alternately engagable in water for turning;
- a first handle unit positioned on the top surface at the front end of the first section, the first handle unit comprising two handles which are positioned side by side;
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- a second handle unit positioned on the top surface at the front end of the second section, the second handle unit comprising two handles which are positioned side by side.
A method of steering a towable watercraft being towed by a boat with a towline through water, the watercraft comprising a watercraft body on which a rider rides having top and bottom surfaces located on opposite sides of the body, the body also including front and rear ends, a central axis extending from the front end to the rear end bisecting the body into first and second sections, the body in use having a roughly v-shaped bottom, a towing fixture affixed to the front end of the body for securing the watercraft to the towline, a first steering fin positioned on the bottom surface of the first section and a second steering fin positioned on the bottom surface of the second section, said v-shaped bottom allowing the first and second fins to be alternately engagable in water for turning, a first handle unit positioned on the top surface at the front end of the first section and a second handle unit positioned on the top surface at the front end of the second section, the method comprising the step of:
- shifting the rider's body weight onto the first section of the watercraft body to engage only the first fin in the water for steering the watercraft in a first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.