Human/Water Propelled Buoyant Skis

Abstract

Equipment for a human subject's use in an upright position for transportation on the water's surface. The equipment includes: two buoyant skis (20) one attached to each foot by foot stretchers; two retractable fins (22) one towards the heel of each ski for stability on the water and sustainability in shallow water by recession; one buoyant double bladed paddle (26); three quick release leashes: one (25) running from each ankle to each ankle leash cleat (40), and one on the paddle pole to the wrist (27). Said equipment is useable in all bodies of water and is designed to ride rapids and currents and to transition between and to travel on the surface of still or slow moving water by using leg movements taking turns with each float while paddling. This equipment calls on the human subject's strength to maneuver in all water conditions with two finned floats, a paddle and related leashes.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The embodiments of the human / water propelled buoyant skis relate to a method and apparatus for manually propelled aquatic skiing, specifically to an improved aquatic skiing apparatus allowing for successful transportation from slow moving to faster moving water and more specifically for use on faster moving water and rapids.[0002]For years numerous apparatus have been created with two floats or skis, one attached to each foot to assist users in walking, gliding, skating, skiing, riding or sailing across the surface of a body of water in a standing position. These apparatus are complicated and have failed to become commercially viable.[0003]Previous apparatus are complicated, including embodiments to the floats attempting to make a user's experience easier on the body. Many have attachments on the underside of the floats including flaps, hinges, ribs, traps, rudders, blades and more. The purpose of these attachments is to assist in the prevention of l...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]Another object of the present invention is to provide human / water propelled buoyant skis for a user to transition into a faster moving body of water for a standing water sport experience. This equipment calls upon the user's strength in tandem with a double sided paddle to create forward motion unassisted or with the aid of a water current produced by a fast moving river, stream, ocean or any body of water not mentioned here to assist in the (progression forward. The user's inner thigh strength will keep the skis adjacent to each other so the user can stand with his or her feet shoulder width apart avoiding a straddled position. This equipment is designed to offer the user a physically challenging workout along with the experience of riding on the surface or with these aquatic skis only partially submerged in the water which can be still, slow moving, fast moving or have rapids and / or waves.

[0010]Another object of this invention is to simplify the process of standing with a float on each foot and a paddle in hand and to successfully travel on a body of water whether it is still or moving white exercising one's muscles without complicating the equipment with attachments. This invention is simplistic so the user can experience standing, walking and / or riding rapids with uncomplicated aquatic equipment maximizing the enjoyment of the experience.

Problems solved by technology

These apparatus are complicated and have failed to become commercially viable.

Previous apparatus are complicated, including embodiments to the floats attempting to make a user's experience easier on the body.

The purpose of these attachments is to assist in the prevention of lateral movement and slippage and to assist the user to move forward in the water but they simultaneously unnecessarily create bulkier apparatus.

Previous attempts to develop similar apparatus have failed to become commercially viable when attempting to solve both balance issues and strength issues with additional embodiments overlooking a simple and straight forward solution.

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