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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Edward A. Nemeth, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
David W. Crawford, Long Beach, CA (US);
Matthew P. Meyer, Glendale, CA (US);
Edward A. Nemeth, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
David W. Crawford, Long Beach, CA (US);
Matthew P. Meyer, Glendale, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A boat configured for rotating in response to passenger inputs such as rotation of a wheel or pumping a hand pump. The boat includes a hull with an upper portion for receiving at least one passenger and a lower portion comprising a bottom contact surface. Further, the boat includes a rider interface, provided on the upper portion of the hull, that is configured for receiving physical input from the passenger. The boat also includes a torque producing assembly with a boat-to-water interface provided on the lower portion below a waterline region and above bottom contact surface. The boat-to-water interface applies a force to water adjacent to the lower portion of the hull in response to the received physical input, whereby the boat rotates due to a resistive force applied by the water in response to the applied force.