Patent ID: 6109988
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A leg assisted forward rowing system for use on a boat having oars, comprising:means for receiving at least one foot of a user;first means attached to the boat for slidably engaging said foot receiving means, said first slidably engaging means having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said foot receiving means slides forward toward said distal end and rearward toward said proximal end within said first slidably engaging means when the user applies a forward and rearward force, respectively, to at least one of the user's feet;means for receiving the oars of the boat;second means attached to the boat for slidably engaging said oar receiving means, said second slidably engaging means having a distal end and a proximal end; andmeans for inversely transferring said forward and rearward movement of said foot receiving means to said oar receiving means, wherein the user applies a forward force with at least one of his feet to said foot receiving means thereby causing said foot receiving means to slide forward within said first slidably engaging means and said inverse transferring means forces said oar receiving means to slide rearward within said second slidably engaging means, and wherein the user applies a rearward force with at least one of his feet to said foot receiving means thereby causing said foot receiving means to slide rearward within said first slidably engaging means and said inverse transferring means forces said oar receiving means to slide forward within said second slidably engaging means.