| 摘要 |
A water walker which is attachable to a user's foot and which, when used in pairs, i.e., one walker for each of a user's feet, allows the user to move across the surface of a body of water while standing upright, includes a buoyant flotation member, a pair of spaced apart runners longitudinally extending along the bottom of the buoyant member, and at least one water control mechanism in the space between the runners. Each control mechanism includes opposed baffles which extend towards one another a distance less than one half the spacing between the runners, and a pivotable gate which is positioned to allow water to pass between the baffles when the walker is moved forward, but which is biased so as to be repositioned to prevent water from passing between the baffles once the walker has completed its forward movement. Each buoyant flotation member includes an overhang portion on the side thereof opposite the adjacent member to enhance the stability of the walker. Each of the buoyant flotation members also includes either an elongated indentation or an elongated protuberance on the side thereof facing the adjacent member for interconnection of the members in a vertical direction, and an interconnected pair of cables, each connected to the top of a respective member, act to limit diverging movement therebetween in a sideways direction.
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