Personal propulsion device
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Abstract
The present invention provides a personal propulsion device including a body unit having a center of gravity, where the body unit includes a thrust assembly providing a main conduit in fluid communication with at least two thrust nozzles, with the thrust nozzles being located above the center of gravity of the body unit. The thrust nozzles are independently pivotable about a transverse axis located above the center of gravity, and may be independently controlled by a single common linkage. The present invention may further include a base unit having an engine and a pump, which provides pressurized fluid to the body unit through a delivery conduit in fluid communication with both the base unit and the thrust assembly.
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41 Claims
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21. A method of operating a personal propulsion device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a personal propulsion device having a body unit with a thrust assembly;
a delivery conduit in fluid communication with the thrust assembly; and
a base unit in fluid communication with the delivery conduit;positioning the base unit in fluid communication with water; and operating the base unit to deliver pressurized water to the thrust assembly to elevate the body unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A personal propulsion device, comprising:
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a body unit having a center of gravity, wherein the body unit includes a thrust assembly having at least two thrust nozzles located above the center of gravity; a delivery conduit in fluid communication with the thrust assembly; and a base unit in fluid communication with the delivery conduit, the base unit capable of delivering pressurized fluid to the delivery conduit, wherein the body unit is independently movable with respect to the base unit. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A personal propulsion device, comprising:
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a body unit having a center of gravity, wherein the body unit includes a thrust assembly having a main conduit and at least two thrust nozzles located above the center of gravity, and wherein the main conduit and the at least two thrust nozzles are pivotable about a transverse axis located above the center of gravity of the body unit; a delivery conduit coupled to the main conduit; and a base unit in fluid communication with the delivery conduit, the base unit capable of delivering pressurized fluid to the delivery conduit. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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Specification