Hydro-impelled kayak paddle

摘要

A kayak paddle has blades configured to generate forward kayak momentum in each one of the three paddling movements, being more effective than known paddles, using its hydrodynamic profile to reduce formation of turbulent and eddy currents when moved in the water both, during insertion and retrieval. The paddle is characterized by a blade with a cross section in which both edges are curved, the frontal face is convex, and the back face is either flat, concave or both, but not convex, so as to benefit from the water flow around the surface or “Bernoulli Effect”, specifically on insertion in deep water and retrieval from it, producing forward motion of the kayak due to such hydrodynamic forces.

主权项

1. A paddle comprising:
a shaft having a first end and a second end; a first blade affixed to or formed with said first end of said shaft; and a second blade affixed to or formed with said second end of said shaft, wherein said first and second blades are extensions from said shaft, each of the first and second blades have a cross-section with a front face and a back face, said front face has a convex curved shape, each of said first and second blades has an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge and the lower edge are curved, said back face is not convex, said cross-section smoothing from an end of the paddle opposite said shaft toward an oval shape adjacent said shaft so as to define an area that can be grasped by a hand of a user, the curved shape of said first and second paddles adapted to generate a momentum through insertion, pull and retrieval paddling motions.