US PATENT SUBCLASS 114 / 55.54
.~ With ski, pontoon, or hydrofoil providing vertical lift

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55.5  DF  MOTORIZED SELF-PROPELLED WATERSKI OR WATERSCOOTER-TYPE VEHICLE (E.G., PERSONAL WATERCRAFT) {7}
55.54.~ With ski, pontoon, or hydrofoil providing vertical lift {1}
55.55  DF  .~.~> And rider straddles seat

DEFINITION

Classification: 114/55.54

With ski, pontoon, or hydrofoil providing vertical lift:

(under subclass 55.5) Subject matter wherein the hull is provided with either (a) an elongated boardlike member having a width somewhat greater than a user s foot and a normally upturned leading edge, (b) an elongated floating member or, (c) a blade projecting into the water which creates a force against the water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the boardlike member, floating member, or blade when the vehicle is traveling through the water to raise the hull with respect to the water.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

39.15, for a sailboard having a hydrofoil.

39.24, for a sailboat having a hydrofoil.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices,

68+, for a water ski, per se.