Patent ID: 6443786
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A recreational device that supports a seated human rider while the rider and the device are towed behind a powered watercraft, comprising:an elongated board having a front end and a back end; a seat extending from the board for supporting the buttocks of the seated rider at a position spaced above the board; a strut depending from one of the board and the seat, said strut defining a plane of symmetry; a blade assembly secured to the strut, the blade assembly having a front blade and a rear blade connected by a fuselage, wherein said front blade includes a first portion defining a first surface on a first side of said plane of symmetry and a second portion defining a second surface on a second side of said plane of symmetry, and wherein said rear blade includes a first portion defining a first surface on a first side of said plane of symmetry and a second portion defining a second surface on a second side of said plane of symmetry, said first surface and said second surface directing water away from said plane of symmetry upon landing of said rear blade on water wherein said device is configured such that said entire rear blade is normally completely submerged beneath the surface of the water when the device is in contact with the water and being towed behind a watercraft.