Patent ID: 8136469

Claim:
A floating apparatus operable for towing at least one diver and providing compressed air thereto for underwater breathing, said apparatus comprising: (a) a water impermeable and buoyant hollow housing that floats on a surface of a body of water; (b) a power source mounted on said housing above the surface of the body of water, wherein said power source is an internal combustion engine having a portion of a rotating output shaft extending outwardly from a housing of said internal combustion engine, whereby each of said compressor means and said propulsion generating means are coupled to said exposed portion of said rotating output shaft; (c) a compressor means operable by said power source for generating such compressed air; and (d) a propulsion generating means operable by at least one of said power source and said compressor for generating a propulsion force capable of moving said apparatus and towing such at least one diver.