Water propelled flying board
OwnerBrandon Robinsoninventor
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Abstract
A sport amusement device consists of a snowboard like board integrated into a unibody inlet nozzle that accepts a high pressure fire hose. The inlet nozzle pivots and has a quick disconnect collar for the fire hose. The base includes land support columns to enable preparation for launch. A jet ski or other pump powers the fire hose. With horsepower ranges from 80 to 300 the board flies even forty feet into the air and can propel the rider underwater in a dolphin like manner. The board floats. Quick disconnect bindings allow the rider to quickly dismount. The rider's hands are completely free to help balance and steer the board in flight.
Claims24
A flying board comprising:
- a board having a left and right binding to secure a standing rider thereto;
- the left binding secured to a left foot platform having a left swivel joint connection to a left side of a central inlet housing;
- said left foot platform having a downward facing thrust nozzle with a fluid communication through the left swivel joint connection to the inlet of the central inlet housing;
- the right binding secured to a right foot platform having a right swivel joint connection to a right side of the central inlet housing;
- said right foot platform having a downward facing thrust nozzle with a fluid communication through the right swivel joint connection to the inlet of the central inlet housing;
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- wherein high pressure water pumped into the high pressure hose lifts the flying board and the rider into the air.
A method to propel a rider, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a housing having a support board to support a rider thereon;
- forming a left and a right section of the support board that may swivel in relation to one another;
- forming one inlet on the housing for a high pressure hose which is also connected to a jet ski;
- forming at least one thrust nozzle on the housing to enable the jet ski to pump sufficient water to the inlet to lift the rider at least ten feet in the air;
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- forming a swivel joint on the inlet to allow the high pressure hose to maintain a vertical orientation as the support board tilts.
A propulsion device, comprising:
- a central inlet housing having a swivel joint connection means on its bottom functioning to allow a hose to swivel in an inlet of the central inlet housing;
- a left foot platform having a left swivel joint connection to a left side of the central inlet housing;
- a left foot platform having a left swivel joint connection to a left side of the central inlet housing;
- said left foot platform having a downward facing thrust nozzle with a fluid communication through the left swivel joint connection to the inlet of the central inlet housing;
- a right foot platform having a right swivel joint connection to a right side of the central inlet housing;
- said right foot platform having a downward facing thrust nozzle with a fluid communication through the right swivel joint connection to the inlet of the central inlet housing;
- wherein high pressure water pumped into the hose lifts the propulsion device and a rider standing on the left and the right foot platforms into the air;
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- wherein the rider can independently control a swivel movement of the left and the right foot platforms relative to the central inlet housing.
A propulsion system comprising:
- a platform for a rider to be mounted on
- said platform having at least one downward facing thrust nozzle with a fluid connection to an inlet port for a hose;
- wherein high pressure water is pumped into the hose from a watercraft having an engine powered pump;
- wherein the pump is connected to a distal hose thereby forming a tether with the hose forming the tether from the platform to the watercraft;
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- a wireless hand operated transmitter with a control circuit to control a speed of the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.