Aquatic bicycle
CA 2209047 A1 · Owner: Parant, Pierre-Louis · Inventors: Parant, Pierre-Louis
Overview
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An human-propelled aquatic vehicle characterized by a bicycle frame attached by a rapid fastening system to hydrofoils. These hydrofoils are placed in the same position as the wheels they replace in order to use the same reflexes as those the cyclist is accustomed to. The vehicle is a floater consisting of light materials since it supports little weight. This gives a positive floatability to the entire vehicle. If the cyclist falls into the water he simply climbs up from the back on a boarding bay consisting of a raised addition of floating material. This keeps the cyclist balanced for boarding and it emerges above the water when the cyclist is on the pedals since the centre of gravity …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 23, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 23, 2017.
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