EP0254381A2 - Shoes for sliding on water - Google Patents

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EP0254381A2
EP0254381A2 EP87301962A EP87301962A EP0254381A2 EP 0254381 A2 EP0254381 A2 EP 0254381A2 EP 87301962 A EP87301962 A EP 87301962A EP 87301962 A EP87301962 A EP 87301962A EP 0254381 A2 EP0254381 A2 EP 0254381A2
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Ping-Chuan Chang
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B34/00—Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure; Body-supporting devices specially adapted for water sports or leisure
    • B63B34/50—Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles
    • B63B34/56—Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles for use in a standing position, e.g. water shoes, water walking devices or buoyant skis

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  • Upgrading of living quality calls for going to the nature at leisure, especially for people who are always under working stress. For example, activities on water, swimming, canoning, etc., are common favorites, but no break­through has happened for a long time; people has become less interested in them gradually, and water activities are no longer as popular as they were. In view of this, the inven­tor has created "Shoes for Sliding on Water” after elabo­rate research and study.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a pair of shoes that can float while people is stand­ing on them for activities, such as sport, fishing purposes.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a pair of shoe bodies on sun shine protector ins­talled in parallel on the shoe bodies, and the shoe bodies can be operated as a sail upon changing the protector to vertical position.
  • the present invention is incorporated with mag­nifying glasses for viewing scenery in water.
  • the shoes bodies according to the present in­vention can be jointed together to form a raft, and paddles can be used for rowing.
  • the present invention comprises a pair of sym­metrical shoes.
  • the numeral with apostrophe "'" refers to the component at the left shoe, which is symmetrical to the right shoe.
  • the shoe bodies 1 and 1' are of rectangular boards. Each of its frame 2 and 2' is formed with a plurali­ty of rectangular spaces filled with floats 3 or 3' made of buoyant material and a shoe opening 4 or 4' in the middle of the shoe body 1 or 1' for holding a foot. In front of the shoe opening 4 or 4' there is a magnifying glass 5 or 5' for viewing.
  • a swinging control plate 6 or 6' is fixed outside the shoe body 1 or 1'.
  • the swinging control plate 6 or 6' is incorporated with the shoe body 1 or 1' at the front and rear ends: at positions 7a (front) and 7b(rear) on the bottom and positions 8a(front) and 8b (rear) on the top.
  • the swinging control plates 6 and 6' are shown by solid lines, and that shown with dotted lines represent the maximum height which to be adjusted to.
  • Each shoe body 1 or 1' has a coupler A or A' at the inner side for coupling of the shoe bodies 1 and 1'.
  • the coupler A of the left shoe body 1 has an upper male element 9 and a lower female element 10.
  • the coupler A' of the right shoe body 1' has an upper female element 10 and a lower male element 9.
  • the left and right shoe bodies 1 and 1' can be coupled together with the couplers A and A' by means of the male element 9 and 9' and female elements 10 and 10' in order to prevent from disengagement of the shoe bodies 1 and 1' during sliding on water.
  • Each of the shoe body 1 and 1' has a propelling board 11a or 11a' at the toe and another propelling board 11b or 11b' in the middle.
  • a plastic rope 12 or 12' is used to connect the propelling boards 11a and 11b, or 11a' and 11b'.
  • the plastic rope 12 or 12' is passing through the toe of shoe body 1 or 1', extending to the top of frame 2 or 2', and then falling down verticallly so that pulling down of the plastic rope 12 or 12' will make the propelling boards 11a and 11b or 11a' and 11b' perpendicular to the shoe body 1 or 1'.
  • a control lever 13 or 13' is installed over the shoe body 1 or 1' and at the front end of the frame 2 or 2'.
  • a sun shine protector is put over a frame 18 mounted on frame 2'.
  • frame 18 with sun shine protector is fixed to the shoe bodies 1 and 1' in parallel, it can protect from di­rect exposure to rain or sunlight.
  • it When it is fixed to the shoe bodies vertically, it functions as a sail, and the present invention can be sailed after adjustment of the frame 18 according to wind direction.
  • a connector 14 at the toe and another connector 15 at the back of the shoe bodies can be used to secure the shoe bodies.
  • a seat 16 can be placed on the shoe bodies 1 and 1', and paddles 17 and 17' can be used, too.
  • the present invention is a tool to realize our dream of walking on water for sport and entertainment.
  • the present invention can be used as a sailboat and a raft, too. It is a tool to provide a varie­ty of water sports, i.e., a novel game-sliding on water.

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Abstract

It is a shoe-shaped floating device, which is a pair of shoe bodies (1,1'). A user can put it on the feet to move alternately forward on water. Moreover, the device can also be converted into a sail-boat for sailing pleasure.

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  • Upgrading of living quality calls for going to the nature at leisure, especially for people who are always under working stress. For example, activities on water, swimming, canoning, etc., are common favorites, but no break­through has happened for a long time; people has become less interested in them gradually, and water activities are no longer as popular as they were. In view of this, the inven­tor has created "Shoes for Sliding on Water" after elabo­rate research and study.
  • The main object of the present invention is to provide a pair of shoes that can float while people is stand­ing on them for activities, such as sport, fishing purposes.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a pair of shoe bodies on sun shine protector ins­talled in parallel on the shoe bodies, and the shoe bodies can be operated as a sail upon changing the protector to vertical position.
  • The present invention is incorporated with mag­nifying glasses for viewing scenery in water.
  • The shoes bodies according to the present in­vention can be jointed together to form a raft, and paddles can be used for rowing.
    • Fig. 1 is a top view of the present invention.
    • Fig. 2 is a side view of the present invention.
    • Fig. 3 is a back view of the present invention.
  • The present invention comprises a pair of sym­metrical shoes. The numeral with apostrophe "'" refers to the component at the left shoe, which is symmetrical to the right shoe.
  • The shoe bodies 1 and 1' are of rectangular boards. Each of its frame 2 and 2' is formed with a plurali­ty of rectangular spaces filled with floats 3 or 3' made of buoyant material and a shoe opening 4 or 4' in the middle of the shoe body 1 or 1' for holding a foot. In front of the shoe opening 4 or 4' there is a magnifying glass 5 or 5' for viewing.
  • A swinging control plate 6 or 6' is fixed outside the shoe body 1 or 1'. The swinging control plate 6 or 6' is incorporated with the shoe body 1 or 1' at the front and rear ends: at positions 7a (front) and 7b(rear) on the bottom and positions 8a(front) and 8b (rear) on the top. In Fig. 3, the swinging control plates 6 and 6' are shown by solid lines, and that shown with dotted lines represent the maximum height which to be adjusted to.
  • Each shoe body 1 or 1' has a coupler A or A' at the inner side for coupling of the shoe bodies 1 and 1'. The coupler A of the left shoe body 1 has an upper male element 9 and a lower female element 10. The coupler A' of the right shoe body 1' has an upper female element 10 and a lower male element 9. The left and right shoe bodies 1 and 1' can be coupled together with the couplers A and A' by means of the male element 9 and 9' and female elements 10 and 10' in order to prevent from disengagement of the shoe bodies 1 and 1' during sliding on water.
  • Each of the shoe body 1 and 1' has a propelling board 11a or 11a' at the toe and another propelling board 11b or 11b' in the middle. A plastic rope 12 or 12' is used to connect the propelling boards 11a and 11b, or 11a' and 11b'. The plastic rope 12 or 12' is passing through the toe of shoe body 1 or 1', extending to the top of frame 2 or 2', and then falling down verticallly so that pulling down of the plastic rope 12 or 12' will make the propelling boards 11a and 11b or 11a' and 11b' perpendicular to the shoe body 1 or 1'.
  • A control lever 13 or 13' is installed over the shoe body 1 or 1' and at the front end of the frame 2 or 2'. A sun shine protector is put over a frame 18 mounted on frame 2'. When frame 18 with sun shine protector is fixed to the shoe bodies 1 and 1' in parallel, it can protect from di­rect exposure to rain or sunlight. When it is fixed to the shoe bodies vertically, it functions as a sail, and the present invention can be sailed after adjustment of the frame 18 according to wind direction.
  • When the present invention is operated as a sail­boat, a connector 14 at the toe and another connector 15 at the back of the shoe bodies can be used to secure the shoe bodies. When using as a raft, a seat 16 can be placed on the shoe bodies 1 and 1', and paddles 17 and 17' can be used, too.
  • In operation the both feet of a user are kept within the shoe openings 4 and 4', and the control levers 13 and 13' are held by both hands, a shoe body is slided out first; the propelling boards 11a and 11b under the bottom should be turned backwards at 90°, and thus the shoe body 1 would not encounter resistance while it is sliding forward. On the contrary, while a shoe body is sliding forward, the other shoe body has its propelling boards perpendicular to its bottom so as to provide a reaction force from water surface for forward movement of the other shoe body. Alternately sliding of the shoe bodies permits sliding forward continuously. For leftward or rightward turning, just turn the control levers 13 and 13', leftward or rightward, and change the sliding direc­tion of a shoe body being slided leftward or rightward simultaneously. For stopping, stop sliding, and pull down the plastic ropes 12 and 12' so as to have the pro­pelling boards 11a, 11b, 11a' and 11b' become perpendicu­lar to the bottoms of shoe bodies; the resistance between water and the propelling boards can stop sliding of the shoe bodies gradually.
  • In conclusion, the present invention is a tool to realize our dream of walking on water for sport and entertainment. The present invention can be used as a sailboat and a raft, too. It is a tool to provide a varie­ty of water sports, i.e., a novel game-sliding on water.

Claims (5)

1. Shoes for sliding on water comprising:
    two symmetrical shoe bodies each in the form of a rectangular board made of buoyant material, with a shoe opening in the middle for holding of a foot, a mag­nifying glass at the toe for viewing purpose, and two symmetrical frames for containing the buoyant material;
    two couplers, each composed of an upper male element and a lower female element being mounted on the left shoe body, and an upper female element and a lower male element being mounted on the right shoe body;
    two swinging control plates, each in the form of a L-board, incorporated to upper and lower portions of the out side of the frame, and the height of which is ad­justable; and
    rectangular propelling boards, one at the top and one in the middle of each shoe body, fixed to the bot­tom of the shoe body vertically, and the propelling boards for each shoe body being connected by a plastic rope con­necting to a control lever.
2. Shoes for sliding on water as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the upper male element of the coupler at the left shoe body is mated with the upper female element of the coupler at the right shoe body, the lower female element of the coupler at the left shoe body is mated with the lower male element of the coupler at the right shoe body so that by conjunction between the respective male and female elements the shoe bodies will not disengage from each other upon moving forward alternately.
3. Shoes for sliding on water as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the propelling boards beneath a shoe body turn at 90° to eliminate water resistance while it is moving forward but the propelling boards beneath the other shoe body are in vertical position to cause a re­action force from water so that people on the shoe bodies can walk forward by sliding the shoe bodies alternately, and by maneuvering the control levers to pull the plastic ropes so that all the propelling boards are in vertical position, water resistance against them will stop sliding of the shoe bodies.
4. A pair of shoes for sliding on water as claimed in Claim 1, wherein a frame is further installed on the shoe bodies in parallel for fixing of sunshine protector, or in vertical position as a sail for sailing after turn­ing the sunshine protector on it to an appropriate posi­tion and degree according to the wind direction.
5. Shoes for sliding on water substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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DE2625525A1 (en) * 1976-06-05 1977-12-15 Maximilian Oehler Water sports appliance with ski shaped floats - has two guide surfaces with elements fastened in groups on retainer fittings
DE8501783U1 (en) * 1985-01-24 1985-08-01 Trippel, Margot, 6120 Erbach Device for locomotion on water using physical strength
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US1528309A (en) * 1924-06-03 1925-03-03 Steuerlein Gustav Water shoe
DE2625525A1 (en) * 1976-06-05 1977-12-15 Maximilian Oehler Water sports appliance with ski shaped floats - has two guide surfaces with elements fastened in groups on retainer fittings
DE8501783U1 (en) * 1985-01-24 1985-08-01 Trippel, Margot, 6120 Erbach Device for locomotion on water using physical strength
US4591343A (en) * 1985-04-10 1986-05-27 Schaumann Peter H Walker-sailor watercraft

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