Patent ID: 9174714
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A portable, human-powered water cycle comprises: a propelling mechanism; a plurality of left legs; a plurality of right legs; a steering mechanism; a seat; a left pontoon; a right pontoon; the propelling mechanism comprises a left pedal, a right pedal, a drive housing, and a propeller; the steering mechanism comprises a steering handle, a rudder shaft, and a rudder; the left pontoon and the right pontoon each comprise a front section and a rear section; the propelling mechanism, the steering mechanism, and the seat being positioned in between the left pontoon and the right pontoon; the front section of the left pontoon being hingedly connected to the rear section of the left pontoon; the front section of the right pontoon being hingedly connected to the rear section of the right pontoon; the left pedal and the right pedal being operatively coupled to the propeller, wherein the left pedal and the right pedal mechanically drive the propeller; the plurality of left legs being pivotally connected between the seat and the rear section of the left pontoon; the plurality of right legs being pivotally connected between the seat and the rear section of the right pontoon; the steering handle being operatively coupled to the rudder by the rudder shaft, wherein the steering handle mechanically orients the rudder through the rudder shaft; the rudder shaft being positioned within the drive housing; the rudder being hingedly connected to the drive housing; the rudder being positioned parallel to a vertical shaft of the propelling mechanism and the rudder shaft; and the rudder shaft being operatively engaged with the rudder.