Belt driven pedal boat

Details Belt driven pedal boat Belt driven pedal boat

1995-09-29

1996-12-03

Basinger, Sherman

Marine propulsion

Operator powered drive for propelling means

Rotary cranking arm

B63H 1620

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055802885

ABSTRACT:
A pedal drive apparatus for mounting in a boat such as on the rear gunwale of a typical rowboat featuring a drive wheel coupled to a crankshaft and also coupled to a propeller shaft through a bi-directional pulley system. Coupling between pedal crankshaft and flywheel and between the flywheel and propeller pedal is achieved with belts. A bicycle style seat with handle bars for steering is featured and a handgrip lever on the handlebar enables the user to lock the steering wheel in a temporary orientation.

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patent: 2775950 (1957-01-01), Dearmond
patent: 2940415 (1960-06-01), Schwarzer
patent: 2960058 (1960-11-01), Magnani
patent: 3225733 (1965-12-01), Schwarzer
patent: 4140076 (1979-02-01), Borglum
patent: 4648846 (1987-03-01), Hsu
patent: 4891024 (1990-01-01), Benjamin
patent: 5183422 (1993-02-01), Gulboche

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