Marine propulsion – Paddle wheel
Patent
1992-04-22
1993-05-25
Sotelo, D. Jesus
Marine propulsion
Paddle wheel
416117, B63H 104
Patent
active
052135284
ABSTRACT:
A paddle wheel for propelling a water craft. The paddle wheel includes a plurality of oppositely disposed paddles which are rotatable with a supporting shaft. Each of the paddles are formed with side and end plates with a rounded portion between the outer edges of the sides. The bottom half portion of the paddles is filled with concrete and the upper half is filled with air or evacuated. Thus, the paddles remain in a vertical position as the paddle wheel rotates.
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Greigg Edwin E.
Greigg Ronald E.
Sotelo D. Jesus
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