Patent ID: 9663207
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B63H

Claim:
1. A propulsion mechanism to propel a watercraft through water, wherein the mechanism is operated through a power stroke to propel the watercraft through the water, and through a return stroke to return the mechanism to a starting point of the power stroke, the mechanism comprising: a) a first bar member pivotally attached to a support at a first pivot, wherein the support comprises a frame unit including a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end is configured to mount the frame unit onto the watercraft, and wherein the frame unit is configured as an A-frame; and b) a paddle member having a first end and a paddled second end and pivotably attached to a distal end of the first bar member at a second pivot, wherein when the mechanism is operated through the power stroke, the first end of the paddle member is directly engaged with the first bar member, and wherein when the power stroke is completed, the paddle member is permitted to pivot about the second pivot and to disengage the first end of the paddle member from the first bar member when the mechanism operates through the return stroke.