Watercraft propulsion and transportation mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11420717-B2
Application number	US-201916692057-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2019
Priority date	Nov 22, 2019
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

An oar for use in propelling a watercraft through water includes a first circular paddle portion. An edge hole extends into an edge of the first paddle portion. The oar also includes a second circular paddle portion, with an edge hole extending into an edge of the second paddle portion. The oar also includes a handle portion having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first paddle portion edge hole and the handle portion first end are structured so that the handle portion first end is detachably securable in the first paddle portion edge hole. The second paddle portion edge hole and the handle portion second end are structured so that the handle portion second end is detachably securable in the second paddle portion edge hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oar for use in propelling a watercraft through water, the oar comprising:
a first circular paddle portion;
a threaded edge hole extending into an edge of the first paddle portion;
a second circular paddle portion;
a threaded edge hole extending into an edge of the second paddle portion; and
a handle portion having a threaded first end and a threaded second end opposite the first end, the threaded first end being structured to threadedly engage the first circular paddle portion threaded edge hole to detachably secure the handle portion first end to the first paddle portion, the threaded second end being structured to threadedly engage the second circular paddle portion threaded edge hole to detachably secure the handle portion second end to the second paddle portion,
wherein the first circular paddle portion further comprises a threaded center hole extending through a center of the first paddle portion, wherein the second circular paddle portion further comprises a threaded center hole extending through a center of the second paddle portion, wherein the handle portion threaded first end is structured to threadedly engage the first paddle portion threaded center hole to detachably secure the handle portion threaded first end to the first paddle portion, and wherein the handle portion threaded second end is structured to threadedly engage the second paddle portion threaded center hole to detachably secure the handle portion threaded second end to the second paddle portion.

2. The oar of claim 1 wherein the handle portion defines a rotational axis, wherein the handle portion threaded first end is structured to threadedly engage the first paddle portion threaded center hole by any of rotation of the first paddle portion with respect to the handle portion threaded first end in a first rotational direction about the rotational axis, and rotation of the handle portion threaded first end with respect to the first paddle portion in a second rotational direction about the rotational axis opposite the first rotational direction, and
wherein the handle portion threaded second end is structured to threadedly engage the second paddle portion threaded center hole by any of rotation of the second paddle portion with respect to the handle portion threaded second end in the first rotational direction about the rotational axis, and rotation of the handle portion threaded second end with respect to the second paddle portion in the second rotational direction about the rotational axis.

3. The oar of claim 1 wherein the first paddle portion threaded center hole and the first paddle portion edge hole are structured so that a central axis of the first paddle portion threaded center hole substantially intersects a central axis of the first paddle portion edge hole.

4. The oar of claim 3 wherein the second paddle portion threaded center hole and the second paddle portion edge hole are structured so that a central axis of the second paddle portion threaded center hole substantially intersects a central axis of the second paddle portion edge hole.

5. The oar of claim 1 further comprising a first paddle portion edge hole cover structured to be detachably securable to the first paddle portion to seal the first paddle portion edge hole.

Assignees

• Toyota Eng & Mfg North America

Inventors

• Dragan Christopher E
• Blais Travis M
• Piculi Angela
• Babian Philip J

Classifications

• B63B34/26

  Accessories for canoes, kayaks or the like (effecting propulsion by muscle power B63H16/00; outboard propulsion units B63H20/00) · CPC title

• B60F3/0007

  Arrangement of propulsion or steering means on amphibious vehicles · CPC title

• B63H16/04 Primary

  Oars; Sculls; Paddles; Poles · CPC title

• B63C13/00

  Equipment forming part of or attachable to vessels facilitating transport over land (amphibious craft, land vehicles convertible for use on water B60F; land vehicles for carrying boats B60P; {hand carts for transporting boats B62B; } harnesses attachable to vessels for personal carrying A45F) · CPC title