Wave-forming apparatus for boats
OwnerDonald L Baucom, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An adjustable wake-forming apparatus attachable to a boat stern providing means for generating waves of a particular form for water sport activities. The attachment is comprised of a pair of blades fastened to the transom by a plurality of struts. The present invention provides for the use of the wave maker on boats having either an inboard or outboard engine. Each of the provided designs places the blades in a spaced away relationship to the engine propeller. Operatively, the blades have a top edge and curvilinearly diverging bottom edge with anterior and posterior ends linearly skewed causing a plow-like movement through the water.
Claims10
A wave-forming apparatus for boats for generating various desired wave forms in the wake of said boat comprising:
- a) a wave-maker comprising a first angular, curved blade member and a second opposing angular, curved blade member, each having a top edge and a curvilinearly diverging bottom edge with the anterior and posterior ends linearly skewed to work conjunctively to perform a plow-like function as they move through the water to generate various wave forms;
- b) a wave adjustment strut comprising:
- i) a first post having a first end affixed to the aft posterior end of said first blade member and a second threaded end;
- ii) a second post having a first threaded end and a second end affixed to the aft posterior end of said second blade member;
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- iii) an adjustment turnbuckle screwed onto said threaded end of said first post and said threaded end of said second post whereby the length of said wave adjustment strut may be adjusted accordingly as determined by the direction in which said turnbuckle is rotated;
- c) a fixed strut associated with each said blade member, each fixed strut having a first end and a second end wherein said first end is affixed to said posterior end of said blade member and said second end affixed to the transom of a boat;
- d) a pitch adjustment strut associated with each said blade member, each said adjustment strut disposed superjacent to said fixed strut and comprising:
- i) a first post having a first end affixed to said posterior end of said blade member and a second threaded end;
- ii) a second post having a first threaded end and a second end affixed to the transom of a boat;
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- iii) an adjustment turnbuckle screwed onto said threaded end of said first post and said threaded end of said second post whereby the length of said wave adjustment strut may be adjusted accordingly as determined by the direction in which said turnbuckle is rotated;
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- e) depth adjusting means for adjusting the depth of said blade members relative to the water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.