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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075358 | Dream walk on the water Disclosed are floats that allow forward motion while a user is standing erect on the surface of a body of water. Increased stability as well as the appearance of aquatic creatures enhance friendliness for beginning users. Design features provide additional performan... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7607959 | Personal water craft to enable a user to walk on water A water craft allows a user to travel across a surface of water utilizing a natural walking motion, which employs arms and legs for propulsion similar to cross-country snow skiing. The water craft includes a pair of skis adapted to fit on the user's feet. The skis c... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7361071 | On-site-inflatable water skis with at least one cooperating on-site-inflatable paddle On-site-inflatable water skis with at least one cooperating on-site-inflatable paddle for use by a user in water. The combination includes water skis and at least one paddle. The water skis are on-site inflatable to facilitate transport and reduce required storage s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354326 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft is disclosed comprising a pair of longitudinally connected pontoons suitable for supporting a user on the surface of a body of water. A slip-joint comprising a pair of concentric cylinders, one attached to each pontoon, provides desired lateral... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7198529 | Recreational watercraft with hydrofoil A recreational watercraft device consisting of a light hull in the shape of a sail board hull and on the bottom a strut hydrofoil assembly. The hydrofoil has a bilateral symmetric plan-form with a pivot connection at the center of the hydrofoil span. The pivot conne... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7160165 | Device for rippling of water A device for dabbling in water. A body section has a support frame which possesses a configuration of a ring so that a user can freely pass through the ring. A first floating section has first rods which are secured to the support frame to be spaced apart one from a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121910 | Upright human floatation apparatus and propulsion mechanism therefor An apparatus for the purpose of floatation and transportation on water comprises a pair of buoyant wing-shaped floats and foot wells in the floats designed to be under the center of buoyancy of each float. Accessories may be attached to one or more floats. Additiona... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7048599 | Manually propelled watercraft and propulsion mechanism A manually propelled watercraft for transporting a user on water, comprising a buoyant body having a longitudinal axis and a top side and a bottom side disposed adjacent to the water, a track disposed on the body substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, a ve... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6955616 | Baseball batting stride device and system, and method of using same An apparatus for modifying the stride of a baseball batter's swing motion, including means of capturing a lower portion of a baseball batter's foot and means of elastomerically tethering the capturing means to substratum, wherein the batter's leading foot is allowed... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939187 | Personal water transport assembly A personal water transport assembly for allowing a user to walk and move easily upon water. The personal water transport assembly includes a floatation assembly including one or more elongate hollow floatation members having top, side, and bottom walls, and also hav... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6595813 | Feet-propelled water vehicle A feet-propelled water vehicle including a buoyant body having a user-supporting platform attached to a rigid frame secured to a pair of pontoons. A pair of propelling paddles is attached to the rigid frame. Each propelling paddle defines a corresponding ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6168486 | Floating board A float board includes a main board and plural subordinate boards both made of a floatable material. The main board has plural through holes of the same shape and size as the subordinate boards so that the subordinate boards may fit completely in the thro... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5860841 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft or "water walker" has two independent elongated, narrow floats. One float can be worn on each leg of a user. Each float has an oarlock mounted on a support. The oarlocks each hold an oar. The supports hold the oarlocks in front of th... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5697822 | Apparatus for walking upon water A water walking apparatus has a pair of buoyant platforms with a pair of sidewalls attached to the top surface of each of the buoyant platforms. Removable, inflatable buoyant pontoons are secured to the buoyant platforms through flexible sleeves secured t... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5643029 | Motorized surf boots The apparatus of the invention offers a new sports activity, somewhere between roller-blading and waverunning, by incorporating a pair of boots on a pair of boards, and powering the combination by a pair of centrifugal clutch motors of rating not exceedin... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5616060 | Leg support for aquatic skis The invention relates to a leg support for use on towless water skis, the water skis each defining an elongated buoyant thick ski and an orifice on the top surface of the ski leading to a foot cavity. The leg support is adapted to be positioned adjacent t... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5607331 | Water walking apparatus A float member has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end. A pair of elongated chambers extend in the float member between the top surface and the bottom surface. Each elongated chamber has respective openings at the top surface and b... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5593334 | Water walkers A water walker for walking or skiing over the water. Each walker consists of multiple inflatable tubes attached to one another and with an opening in the middle for inserting the foot. The foot rests on a foot plate supported by a tubular structural suppo... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5558553 | Water walking device, hull and stock thereof A water walking device consisting of a pair of hulls with footwells, and a pair of stocks. A water surface blade at the rear of the hull is formed in a concave shape pointing towards the front of the hull. The underwater blade at the rear of the vertical ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5462466 | Occupant actuated water vehicle A water vehicle which is actuated by the occupant when alternating their body weight simultaneously upon two buoyant members having simultaneous, alternate, vertical movement means for one end of each member. The movement further actuating a pair of flipp... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5429537 | Personal flotation device The present invention relates to personal flotation devices. The personal flotation devices are typically utilized in pairs with one or more poles for recreational or emergency rescue usage.... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5277636 | Personal flotation device The present invention relates to personal flotation devices. The personal flotation devices are typically utilized in pairs with one or more poles for recreational or emergency rescue usage.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5192237 | Aquatic ski with human propulsion generated by deambulatory action An aquatic ski for human propulsion generated by deambulatory action having a floatable hull and a propulsive oscillating fin assembly. The fin assembly includes a foot seat pivotally connected to the hull and a movable fin in articulated and cooperative ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5080621 | Water walking device A water walking device which has a pair of buoyant hulls (20), longer than they are wide, with a number of propulsion flaps (22) mounted on the bottom. The flaps are hinged and fold into the hull creating cup-like resistance chambers when hinged open to o... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4985006 | Aquatic recreational equipment Aquatic recreational equipment for facilitating rhythmic movement on water surfaces by manual propulsion, including a pair of hydrodynamically designed flotation skis. Each ski is integrally constructed of component parts comprising a ski-shaped member, a... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4954106 | Aquatic sports device An aquatic sports device which includes a buoyant body and a water injection device. The water injection device includes a tank, a piston, and a spring. In operation, the user's weight drives the piston downwardly. This causes water to spray out from the ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4915659 | Water ski also adapted for use on land A water ski also adapted for walking on land is disclosed. The ski comprises a pontoon of generally streamlined shape, formed of a lightweight rigid material, and a plurality of spaced cups of a flexible material attached to the lower surface of the ponto... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4846743 | Water skiing buoyant shoes The invention is to provide a kind of skiing shoes especially referring to a kind of water skiing buoyant shoes. The distinctive features are on a pair of skiing shoe base members buoyant on water surface, we can walk freely and it becomes an additional u... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4804345 | Equipment for towless skiing on water surface Equipment for towless skiing on water surface includes a pair of propulsion sticks having buoyant members at one end and handles at the other end. The buoyant members provide increased thrust against the hydrodynamic resistance of the water, and the shape... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4801284 | Water walking shoes A water walking shoe has an outer bell portion constructed from a rigid plastic material. Vent holes are spaced about the periphery of the outer bell. An inner bell is constructed from a thin plastic sheet material and is received within the outer bell. A... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4731039 | Floats to be used pairwise to walk on water An elongate float to walk on water with another such float is provided with a foot holder. The foot holder is mounted in a transverse direction such that the buoyancy force on the inside edge of the float relative to the other float is greater than the bu... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4681551 | Aquatic device This invention is an improved aquatic means wherein a standard, readily available tire inner tube is fitted with special bindings that gives a double end, boat-like configuration and allows the foot of the user thereof to be readily inserted into and rele... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4624646 | Water gliding shoes A binding for water gliding shoes (canoe skis) is provided with a flexible holding-down element (2) which may be placed across the instep adapting itself to the shape of the foot and stretched with its ends downward so as to press the foot against a suppo... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4618329 | Water sliders A pair of water sliders each comprising of a foot strap fastened on top of the float assembly and a tail having its forward part inserted and bonded to the rear of the float assembly. The water sliders are made of light materials for greater buoyancy but ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4599072 | Equipment for movement on water surface and towless aquatic ski Equipment for movement on water surface and towless aquatic ski, comprising two hollow shoes for supporting a user under condition of static floatage, which shoes are provided with flexible connections for accomodating the user's feet, and at least one mo... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4591343 | Walker-sailor watercraft A walker-sailor watercraft which can be used for either walking or sailing on the surface of a body of water includes separate right and left walker members, each walker member including a foot cavity, a support member, a hollow seat member and a storage ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4541809 | Water glider assembly A water glider assembly includes two water glider members and a separate elongated stabilizer cartridge which can be inserted between the glider members to connect them together and eliminate not only lateral and vertical separations, but also individual ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4530668 | Apparatus for walking upon water A flotation device is provided for enabling a person to stride upon a body of water. The device, to be worn on each foot of the user, is comprised of a series of horizontally elongated parallel keels, and flaps pivotably suspended from the keels. When dow... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4527984 | Water skis and oaring sticks The invention consists of a pair of water oaring sticks to be used in conjunction with flotation skis to be secured to the feet of a user, in order to facilitate the movement of the latter over aqueous surfaces. Each stick comprises a fixed or telescopica... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4459118 | Water glider assembly A water glider assembly includes two water glider members and a separate elongated stabilizer cartridge which can be inserted between the glider members to connect them together and eliminate not only lateral and vertical separations, but also individual ... | 07/10/1984 |
