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US 7,462,083 B2Granted
Water sport device
OwnerLoris Ambricoinventor
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Abstract
A water sport device that enables a person to walk upright over the water consists of a boat-shaped lower part and an upper part between which a chamber is formed whereby the chamber has an inlet and opens out into an outlet. A drive mechanism actuated with the feet comprises two treadles that can be moved up and down, a propeller in the chamber that can be rotated on a vertical axis and the means for transforming the up and down movement of the treadles into a rotational movement of the propeller. The means preferably comprise a bevel gear and two free-wheel bearings.
Claims16
A water sport device, comprising
- a boat-shaped lower part and an upper part, wherein a chamber is formed between the lower part and the upper part, the chamber having an inlet and an outlet,
- a support frame, and
- a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism comprising
- two treadles, each being movable up and down,
- a propeller located in the chamber and rotatable on a vertical axis, and
- means for transforming the up and down movements of the treadles into a rotational movement of the propeller.
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