Towable diver aid

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1999-06-10

2000-11-14

Avila, Stephen

Ships

Towing or pushing

Towing by means of cable

114315, 441 68, B63B 2104

Patent

active

061454621

ABSTRACT:
A divers transportation assistance device includes a support platform pivotally mounted within a rigid linking frame. An included tow rope attachment assembly allows the device to be linked to a tow rope and pulled behind a tow boat. A rider positioning construction maintains a rider in a preferred location on the support platform without relying on the arm or hand strength of the rider. Movable articulation posts provide leverage and allow a rider to cause the device to controllably ascend or submerge. The device includes guide fins that help the device maintain a course selected by a rider, and a biasing means urges the device to adopt a surface-skimming orientation, thereby preventing unintentional submerging of the device.

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patent: 5178090 (1993-01-01), Carter
patent: 5605111 (1997-02-01), Culpepper
patent: 5655939 (1997-08-01), Salvadores

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