Title: Hand-driven water craft

Abstract: A hand-driven water craft having a narrow main hull portion cooperating with a submerged ballast member for the support of a generally flat deck partially overlying the hull and partially extending rearwardly therefrom as a cantilever, the hull supporting a hand crank propeller assembly for imparting forward propulsion to the craft, and the rear portion of the deck supporting a rudder adapted to be engaged by the feet of an operator lying in a prone position atop the deck.

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Inventors: Arevalo, Luis Jorge Velandia

Application Number: 611429
Filing Date: 1975-09-08
Publication_date: 1977-07-26
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Primary Class(es): 114/283 440/31
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US Patent Ref:

833608	Oct, 1906	Le Blanc	115/22.
1005478	Oct, 1911	Sandberg	115/22.
1030525	Jun, 1912	Myers	115/22.
1321267	Nov, 1919	Wilson	115/22.
1516241	Nov, 1924	Osterhout	115/24.
1650497	Nov, 1927	Dayde	115/26.
1792407	Feb, 1931	Bafaro	115/26.

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Primary Examiner: Blix, Trygve M.
Assistant Examiner: Sotelo, Jesus D.
Attorney: Imirie, Smiley & Linn