PEDAL PROPELLED WATERCRAFT Abstract Awatercraft comprising: a hull having a bow and a stern with opposed sidewalls extending between the bow and the stern, the hull having a cockpit between the bow and the stern, a propulsion device accessible from within the cockpit, the propulsion device having a housing with an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of the housing comprising an interior and an exterior, the interior having at least two openings accessible to the exterior, wherein the openings are closed with a cap comprising an internal seal and an exterior seal to substantially prevent water from entering the interior of the housing; a pedalling assembly mounted in the interior of the upper housing and extending through the openings to left and right pedals; a propeller assembly mounted on the exterior of the lower portion of the housing; a thwart head having a clamp, the clamp being integral with the housing; and at least one thwart adapted to be held in a fastening conditioning by the clamp, wherein the thwart extends longitudinally adjoining sidewalls inside the watercraft, and wherein the thwart provides structural support for the propulsion assembly; and a transmission in the interior of the housing, the transmission connected to the pedalling assembly operably connected to the transmission to transmit rotation downward from the pedalling assembly to the propeller assembly in the lower portion of the interior of the housing and including a propeller, wherein pedalling the propulsion device causes the watercraft to propel through water substantially without ingress of water into the interior of the housing. e- 6
PEDAL PROPELLED WATERCRAFT
2019-11-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |