Steerable inflatable towable vehicle
AssigneeSportsstuff, Inc.
InventorLeroy L. Peterson
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Abstract
A steerable towable vehicle including a body member with a pair of fore-and-aft directed laterally spaced fins attached to the bottom surface. A towing line is attached to the bottom surface at a point centered between the fins adjacent the front of the fins. A passenger carried on the top surface of the body member can shift their weight to one side or the other of the towing line attachment point to selectively steer the vehicle to the right or left. Hand grips are provided to assist the passenger in effectively shifting their weight to steer the vehicle.
Claims20
A steerable towable vehicle, comprising:
- a body member including a generally horizontal and circular top surface and bottom surface;
- a pair of fore-and-aft directed laterally spaced fins attached to the bottom surface, each fin having a front and a rear;
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- a towing line attached to the bottom surface at a point of attachment disposed between the fins and adjacent the fronts thereof.
A steerable towable vehicle, comprising:
- a body member including a generally horizontal top and bottom surface;
- a center and an outer periphery
- a pair of fore-and-aft directed laterally spaced fins attached to the bottom surface, each fin having a front, a rear, and a generally planar inner surface and a generally curved outer surface
- a towing line attached to the bottom surface at a point of attachment adjacent the front of the pair of fins.
A steerable towable vehicle, comprising:
- a body member including a generally horizontal top and bottom surface, a center and an outer periphery and including a plurality of concentrically disposed inflatable rings enclosed in a protective shell wherein the concentric rings have cross sectional diameters which progressively decrease from the center to the outer periphery of the body member
- a pair of fore-and-aft directed laterally spaced fins attached to the bottom surface, each fin having a front and a rear;
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- a towing line attached to the bottom surface at a point of attachment adjacent the front of the pair of fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.