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Man and wind powered aquatic vehicle

  • US 5,845,593 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1996
  • Issued: 12/08/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An aquatic vehicle comprisinga body having a front, a rear, a bottom and opposite sides and for containing a pilot;

  • a seat supported by said body adjacent to the bottom thereof;

    a pair of front sheaves rotatably mounted to opposite sides of the body near the front of the body;

    a pair of rear sheaves rotatably mounted to opposite sides of the body near the rear of the body;

    a first flotation track engaged around and extending between the front and rear sheaves on one side of the body;

    a second flotation track engaged around and extending between the front and rear sheaves on the other side of the body, each said flotation track including an endless band engaged around a front sheave and a rear sheave, a multiplicity of buoyant flotation treads and connecting means for connecting the treads to the band at spaced apart locations therealong to form upper and lower series of flotation treads extending between the associated front and rear sheaves;

    drive means mounted to said body for producing an output torque, said drive means including a pedal crank releasably mounted to the body in front of said seat, andcoupling means for coupling said torque to at least one of the sheaves on each side of said body so as to advance said tracks in order to propel the vehicle, said coupling means including a chain drive for coupling torque from the pedal crank to said at least one of the sheave on each side of the body.

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