Patent ID: 7156713
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. 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 portion extending upward from a top side of the board; a strut extending downward from a bottom side of the board; a fuselage extending from a bottom end of the strut; a front blade assembly provided along a front end portion of the fuselage; and a rear blade assembly provided along a rear end portion of the fuselage; wherein the rear blade assembly is vertically displaced from the front blade assembly, such that the rear blade assembly occupies a higher elevation than the front blade assembly; and the fuselage includes a lower surface, the fuselage lower surface tapering upward toward a rear end of the fuselage; and the rear blade assembly includes upswept wings and a central valley disposed between the wings.