Patent ID: 6033276
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B63C,B63H

Abstract:
A personal water vehicle comprising:a) means for supporting a person in a prone position above an upper surface of a body of water;b) means for steering said supporting means in the body of water, using manual operation by the hands of the person, said steering means including;i) a pair of adjustable shoulder support pad assemblies, each having a grip handle and mounted spaced apart on a forward end of said supporting means adjacent the starboard side and the port side thereof, so that the shoulders of the person can engage with said adjustable shoulder support pad assemblies, while the hands of the person can grasp said grip handles;ii) a pair of adjustable cable control gear units, in which each said adjustable cable control gear unit is carried in a forward end of one of said adjustable shoulder support pad assemblies;iii) a pair of steering levers, in which each said steering lever is connected to one said adjustable cable control gear unit adjacent one said grip handle, so as to be manually operable by one hand of the person;iv) a tail fin assembly mounted to a rearward end of said supporting means;v) a steering gear unit carried in said tail fin assembly; andvi) a pair of elongated steering control cables extending between said adjustable cable control gear unit and said steering gear unit, so that when each of said steering levers are manually operated by the hands of the person said tail fin assembly will swivel left and right to steer said supporting means;c) means for propelling said supporting means in the body of water, using peddle movement by the feet of the person; andd) means for viewing, extending through said supporting means, so that the person can look into the body of water.