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  Inflatable floating deviceUSPTO Application #: 20060057906Title: Inflatable floating device Abstract: An inflatable floating device includes an inflatable body and a steering device. The inflatable body includes front and rear ends, top and bottom sides, and a through hole extending through the top and bottom sides. The steering device is mounted on the inflatable body, and includes a rotary shaft extending through the through hole, a steering handle connected to a top end of the rotary shaft, and a rudder plate connected to a bottom end of the rotary shaft. (end of abstract) Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500 - Washington, DC, US Inventors: Rong-Jyh Song, Tsung-Ping Yen USPTO Applicaton #: 20060057906 - Class: 440022000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Marine Propulsion, Operator Powered Drive For Propelling Means, Rocking Watercraft The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060057906. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/937,414, filed by the applicant on Sep. 10, 2004, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention relates to a floating device, more particularly to an inflatable floating device. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Many water sports involve devices that are driven by a motor to be propelled on the water surface. If the motor malfunctions or is removed from the device, the user has to use his or her hands and feet, or an oar, to advance the device on the water surface, which may be laborious. In the case where the device is an inflatable apparatus, there is no provision of an auxiliary part that may be connected directly to a body of the device so as to enable advancement of the device and the dispensing with any direct or indirect use of the motor. Moreover, the conventional inflatable floating device is not provided with a counterweight and a rudder portion such that it cannot float stably on the water surface and its advancing direction cannot be controlled. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide an inflatable floating device which includes a steering device to facilitate changing the direction of the inflatable floating device during advancement in water. [0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide an inflatable floating device that can control and stabilize an advancing direction. [0008] According to this invention, an inflatable floating device comprises an inflatable body and a steering device. The inflatable body includes front and rear ends, top and bottom sides, and a through hole extending through the top and bottom sides. The steering device is mounted on the inflatable body, and includes a rotary shaft extending through the through hole, a steering handle connected to a top end of the rotary shaft and disposed outwardly of the top side, and a rudder plate connected to a bottom end of the rotary shaft and disposed outwardly of the bottom side. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which: [0010] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of an inflatable floating device according to the present invention; [0011] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment in an assembled state; [0012] FIG. 3 is a partly sectional front view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating a rudder plate in a first configuration; [0013] FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, but illustrating the rudder plate in a second configuration; [0014] FIG. 5 is a schematic bottom view of the preferred embodiment taken along line V-V of FIG. 3, illustrating radial projections of a rotary shaft abutting against one end of arcuate members of a bearing tube; [0015] FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5, but illustrating the radial projections abutting against another end of the arcuate members; [0016] FIG. 7 is a partly sectional view of the preferred embodiment taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 2; [0017] FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating how a tail wing pivots downwardly when a front end of an inflatable body is pressed downwardly; [0018] FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8, but with the tail wing being moved upwardly when the front end of the inflatable body is pulled upwardly; and [0019] FIG. 10 is a schematic top view of the preferred embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Continue reading... Full patent description for Inflatable floating device Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Inflatable floating device patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Inflatable floating device or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Electrical connection part for a die delivering filaments, especially glass filaments Next Patent Application: Exhaust gate valve apparatus for a personal watercraft Industry Class: Marine propulsion ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Inflatable floating device patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 2.05187 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Computers: Graphics , I/O , Processors , Dyn. Storage , Static Storage , Printers |
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