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Water ski autogyro

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-01
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1984-07-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald B Macmillan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 11:53
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C39/00; B64C39/02; B64C39/026

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
A TOWABLE LIFTING DEVICE FOR WATER-SKIERS WHICH COMPRISES: A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR FRAMEWORK INCLUDING A SEAT MEMBER, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE MEMBERS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID SEAT MEMBER, AND AN UPPER CROSS MEMBER INTERCONNECTING SAID SIDE MEMBERS; A RIGHT ROTOR SUPPORT MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY FROM SAID RIGHT SIDE MEMBER TO AN UPPER END; A LEFT ROTOR SUPPORT MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY FROM SAID LEFT SIDE MEMBER TO AN UPPER END, THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID RIGHT AND LEFT ROTOR SUPPORT MEMBERS EXTENDING VERTICALLY IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO ONE ANOTHER; A GIMBAL RING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BETWEEN THE SECOND ENDS OF SAID ROTOR SUPPORT MEMBERS FOR ROTATION ABOUT A FIRST AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID RECTANGULAR FRAMEWORK; A CONTROL STICK PIVOTALLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID GIMBAL RING FOR ROTATION ABOUT A SECOND AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID FIRST AXIS, A FIRST END OF SAID CONTROL STICK EXTENDING ABOVE SAID GIMBAL RING AND A SECOND END OF SAID CONTROL STICK DEPENDING BELOW SAID GIMBAL RING; ROTATABLE THRUST BEARING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST END OF SAID CONTROL STICK; A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED AIR FOIL MEANS EXTENDING

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