Occupant propelled aquatic device

Claim 1

AN OCCUPANT OPERATED PROPELLING AQUATIC DEVICE COMPRISING MEANS SHAPED IN THE FORM OF AN ANIMATED ANIMAL OR THE LIKE AND ADAPTED TO BE STRADDLED BY AN OCCUPANT, SAID MEANS BEING FORMED SO AS TO BE RENDERED BUOYANT IN WATER, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED MEANS FOR IMPARTING A POSITIVE PROPELLING THRUST TO SAID FIRST MENTIONED MEANS IN A FORWARD DIRECTION THROUGH THE WATER UPON AN UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT IMPARTED TO SAID FIRST MENTIONED MEANS BY THE POSTING MOVEMENTS OF THE OCCUPANT STRADDLING SAID FIRST MENTIONED MEANS, WHEREIN SAID PROPELLING MEANS COMPRISES A PRISMATIC FORM HAVING A BOTTOM WALL EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND REARWARDLY FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED MEANS, SAID WALL HAVING ITS OPPOSED SIDE EDGES TAPERING INWARDLY TOWARD THE REAR END THEREOF, A PAIR OF OUTWARDLY FLARING SIDE WALS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL AND SAID BODY MEMBER, AND A REAR WALL INTERCONNECTING SAID BOTTOM AND SIDE WALLS TO SAID FIRST MENTIONED MEANS.