Patent ID: 6869323
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A watercraft, the watercraft including: a forward and a rearward pontoon, each pontoon being generally planar, longitudinally elongated, having upper and lower surfaces, and sufficiently buoyant to support the watercraft and rider on a body of water, means for mounting the pontoons together in axially spaced, in-line relation to one another and such that the pontoons define a generally horizontally disposed plane for engaging the water and are angularly positionable relative to one another, said means for mounting including a first frame removably connected to and projecting vertically upwardly from the forward pontoon, a second frame removably connected to and projecting vertically upwardly from the rearward pontoon, said second frame including a seat for positioning a user relative to the rearward pontoon, and means for connecting the first frame to the second frame such that the first frame may rotate relative to the second frame and from a first position, wherein the pontoons and their respective longitudinal axes are aligned along a primary axis, to a second position, wherein the pontoons are angularly oriented relative to one another and their respective longitudinal axes are not aligned whereby to change the angular orientation of the forward pontoon relative to the rearward pontoon and to steer the watercraft, a drive wheel rotatably connected to said rearward pontoon, said wheel including a plurality of radially extending water engaging blades, and means for rotatably driving the drive wheel, said means for rotatably driving being connected, in part, to said second frame and also to said drive wheel and rotatably driven by the rider.