Marine propulsion – Self-propelled vehicle having land and water propulsion means – Having separated propulsion means for land and water
Patent
1994-03-25
1995-08-22
Avila, Stephen P.
Marine propulsion
Self-propelled vehicle having land and water propulsion means
Having separated propulsion means for land and water
440 30, B63H 21175
Patent
active
054434050
ABSTRACT:
The bike-board for moving over the water on a conventional said board (10), so that movement is carried out with the help of a conventional bicycle (12), installed on the board. The stability of the bike-board is ensured by two side pontoons (34) with a beams (36 and 38) but the bicycle (12) is fixed by side straps (26). The bike-board is provided with a propellers (48) are kinematically connected to a supporting rollers (14 and 16) with the tire of the bicycle (12) rear wheel. The propellers (48) are rotated by flexible shafts (50). For steering the propellers (48) are made turning and are provided with pivot shafts (52). Turning of the propellers (48) is carried out by the front wheel with the help of a steering cable (56). The design of the bike-board so that any model of the board (10) can be joined with any model of the bicycle (12) regardless of its size and wheelbase; without any modification of both the board (10) and the bicycle (12). To achieve this the supporting rollers (14 and 16) are mounted on a common frame (18) is combined with the rear beam (38). This module mounted on the upper surface of the board and is pressed with the help of straps (24 and 44) surrounded the board from below. The front wheel is mounted on a turning support (28) analogous of a mastfoot of a windsurf. It can be inserted at any position on the mast track of the board corresponded to the wheelbase of the bicycle.
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