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US 6,409,560 B1Granted
Motorized surfboard device
OwnerShawn M. Austininventor
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Abstract
A motorized surfboard device for propelling a surfboard having a user thereon through water. The motorized surfboard device includes a panel having a front edge, a back edge, a pair of side edges, a bottom surface and a top surface. The panel comprises a buoyant material such that the panel floats in water. A motor housing is attached to the bottom surface of the panel. The motor housing has a distal wall, a proximal wall and a pair of lateral walls with respect to the front edge of the panel. The motor housing is substantially watertight. A drive motor is positioned in the housing. A propeller is mechanically coupled to the drive motor and is positioned between the back edge of the panel and the distal wall of the housing. A power supply is operationally coupled to the drive motor and positioned in the motor housing.
Claims16
A motorized surfboard comprising:
- a panel having a front edge, a back edge, a pair of side edges, a bottom surface and a top surface, said panel comprising a buoyant material such that said panel floats in water;
- a motor housing being attached to said bottom surface of said panel, said motor housing having a distal wall, a proximal wall and a pair of lateral walls with respect to said front edge of said panel, said motor housing being substantially watertight;
- a drive motor being positioned in said housing, a propeller being mechanically coupled to said drive motor, said propeller being positioned between said back edge of said panel and said distal wall of said housing;
- a handle being secured to said top surface of said panel, said handle including a bar extending upwardly from said panel, a handgrip being attached to a free end of said bar, said handgrip having a plurality of indentations therein for receiving fingers of a user, a button being positioned on said handle for selectively turning said drive motor on or off, said button being operationally coupled to said drive motor;
- a turning means for turning said drive motor, said turning means being operationally coupled to said drive motor;
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- a power supply being operationally coupled to said drive motor and positioned in said motor housing.
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A motorized surfboard comprising:
- a panel having a front edge, a back edge, a pair of side edges, a bottom surface and a top surface, said panel comprising a buoyant material such that said panel floats in water, said front edge being generally rounded, said panel widening between said side edges from said back edge to point generally between a middle portion of said panel and said front edge of said panel, said side edges tapering from said point to said front edge;
- a motor housing being attached to said bottom surface of said panel, said motor housing being positioned nearer said back edge than said front edge of said panel, said motor housing having a distal wall, a proximal wall and a pair of lateral walls with respect to said front edge of said panel, said lateral walls tapering to said proximal wall such that said proximal wall is generally pointed, said housing having a bottom wall having a removable panel therein for selectively accessing an interior of said housing, said motor housing being substantially watertight;
- a drive motor being positioned in said housing, a propeller being mechanically coupled to said drive motor, said propeller being positioned between said back edge of said panel and said distal wall of said housing, said drive motor comprising an electric motor;
- a power supply being operationally coupled to said drive motor, said power supply being positioned in said motor housing, said power supply comprising a battery;
- a handle being secured to said top surface of said panel, said handle including a bar extending upwardly from said panel, a handgrip being attached to a free end of said bar, said handgrip having a plurality of indentations therein for receiving fingers of a user;
- a button being positioned on said handle for selectively turning said drive motor on or off, said button being operationally coupled to said drive motor;
- a turning means for turning said drive motor comprising a turn motor mounted in said housing, a rod being coupled to said turn motor, said rod being coupled to said drive motor, said turn motor being adapted for rotating said rod, a first actuator for rotating said rod in a first direction being mounted on said handle, a second actuator for rotating said rod in a second direction being mounted on said handle, said first and second actuators being operationally coupled to said turn motor, said turn motor being operationally coupled to said power supply.
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A motorized surfboard comprising:
- a panel having a front edge, a back edge, a pair of side edges, a bottom surface and a top surface, said panel comprising a buoyant material such that said panel floats in water;
- a motor housing being attached to said bottom surface of said panel, said motor housing having a distal wall, a proximal wall and a pair of lateral walls with respect to said front edge of said panel, said motor housing being substantially watertight;
- a drive motor being positioned in said housing, a propeller being mechanically coupled to said drive motor, said propeller being positioned between said back edge of said panel and said distal wall of said housing;
- a turning means for turning said drive motor, said turning means being operationally coupled to said drive motor;
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- a power supply being operationally coupled to said drive motor and positioned in said motor housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.