Paddle

摘要

A paddle device. First and second paddle assemblies each have a paddle blade extending from a paddle end of a paddle arm so that the paddle structures each have a paddle blade end and a paddle arm end. A hand crankable crank shaft arrangement have a center and first and second ends and having handle segments. The paddle arm end of the first paddle structure is coupled to the first end of the crank shaft arrangement and the paddle arm end of the second paddle structure is coupled to the second end of the crank shaft arrangement. First and second handle grips are rotatably coupled to the crank shaft arrangement so as to permit the crank shaft arrangement to rotate with respect to the first and second handle grips when the crankshaft arrangement is cranked. This abstract is not to be considered limiting.

主权项

1. A paddle device, comprising:
a first and a second paddle blade; a crank shaft arrangement comprising: a first handle segment with a first end and a second end, a center portion having a first end and a second end, and a second handle segment having a first end and a second end, where the first end of the first handle segment is coupled to the first end of the center portion, where the first end of the second handle segment is coupled to the second end of the center portion, and where the first handle segment, second handle segment and the center portion are aligned in substantially the same plane to form the crank shaft arrangement; a first paddle arm and a second paddle arm, each having first and second paddle arm ends; where the first end of the first paddle arm is directly attached in a non-rotatable manner to the first paddle blade, and where the second end of the first paddle arm is coupled to the second end of the first handle segment, where the first end of the second paddle arm is directly attached in a non-rotatable manner to the second paddle blade, and where the second end of the second paddle arm is coupled to the second end of the second handle segment; and a first and a second handle grip coupled to the first and second handle segments in a manner that allows the first and second handle segments to rotate within the first and second handle grips respectively, where the angle between the first paddle arm and the first handle segment is user adjustable; and where the angle between the second paddle arm and the second handle segment is user adjustable.