Dan Clayton

US Patent:

48983454, Feb 6, 1990

Filed:

Oct 24, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/261697

Inventors:

Dan Clayton - Rancho Cucamonga CA

International Classification:

B64C 3100
B64D 1778

US Classification:

244 4A

Abstract:

A skyboard which is an apparatus using the combination of a specially designed surfboard and a parachute to enable the rider to ride the skyboard in a manner similar to the rider's positioning on a surfboard and which will enable the rider to ride the air currents of the sky in a much more exciting manner than through conventional gliders or hand gliders. The skyboard is a lightweight object formed in the general shape of a surfboard and which is modified to include at least a pair of front wings and a pair of rear wings on its lateral sides, a pair of fins on its underside and a pair of foot or shoe binders on its upper surface to accommodate and hold the rider's feet or shoes. The skyboard can be used as an air current surfing board to enable a rider to stand on the object and maneuver it with his feet in a manner similar to the maneuvering of a surfboard to cause the fins on the underside of the skyboard to catch and channel the air flow and give it and the rider lift, and to permit the pair of front side wings and rear side wings to give the skyboard stability and lift as it glides over the air currents.