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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clayton Forbes Haller, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Charles Prior Hall, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sterns, Inc., St. Cloud, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114253 ; 441 65 ;
Abstract
Steerable towcraft having a buoyant body upon which a person can ride, a towline attached to body and adapted for connection to the pulling vessel, a fin on the under side of the body for guiding the body through water, and a steering line connected to the towline at a point spaced from the body. By pulling on the steering line, a person riding on the body can change the angle of the fin relative to the towline, and thereby control the direction in which the towcraft is moving.