Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Personal fluid-jet thrust pack which provides rotation for a rider about three axes
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Application No.: US14899412Application Date: 2014-06-20
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Publication No.: US09776718B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Nicholas Wright Homer
- Applicant: Nicholas Wright Homer
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: WATERFLIGHT DYNAMICS HOLDINGS LLC
- Current Assignee: WATERFLIGHT DYNAMICS HOLDINGS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Agent Angus C. Fox, III
- International Application: PCT/US2014/043526 WO 20140620
- International Announcement: WO2014/205419 WO 20141224
- Main IPC: B64C39/02
- IPC: B64C39/02 ; B63B35/73 ; B63H11/04 ; B63H11/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides lightweight fluid-jet thrust pack which provides three rotational axes and reduced restriction of fluid flow to the output nozzles. A first rotational axis is provided by a first rotatable coupling that is concentric with a coupler for a hose supplying pressurized fluid. The top of the first coupling has a splitter which directs incoming fluid into two splayed stub supply pipes. A preformed, reinforced rubber hose connects each stub supply pipe to one of a pair of coaxial rotatable couplings at opposite ends of a tiltable cross arm assembly that is pivotally secured to tower support bracket that is secured to the first rotatable coupling. An outward rotatable portion of each of the coaxial rotatable couplings is equipped with one boot-mounting platform and a downward-projecting jet nozzle that is in communication with the stub receiver pipe of the same rotatable coupling.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160144960A1 PERSONAL FLUID-JET THRUST PACK WHICH PROVIDES ROTATION FOR A RIDER ABOUT THREE AXES Public/Granted day:2016-05-26
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