Hydroplaning skis for use on wet ground surfaces

Abstract

A pair of hydroplaning skis having a front end with a camber and or rocker, and a flat back portion, and a width wider than a foot of a user and a length greater than the width. The bottom surface area supports the weight of the user on the ski and distributes the weight over a sufficient area of a wet ground surface to allow a user to hydroplane along on top of the wet ground surface without sinking in. Water resistant foot securing devices are attached or molded centrally on the skis to enable lifting the heels so that the user can kick and glide to propel the skis. Poles with surface displacement devices assist the user in propelling forward.

1 . A hydroplane ski device for user propelled hydroplane skiing on a wet ground surface, the device comprising:
 a pair of hydroplane skis each comprising a planar ski having at least one bottom type taken from the list of bottom types including a flat bottom, a grooved bottom, a cambered bottom, and a combined flat and cambered bottom of the ski having a front end camber and a width wider than a foot of a user and a length greater than the width to provide a bottom surface area to support the weight of the user on the ski and distribute the weight of the user over a sufficient area of a wet ground surface to allow a user to hydroplane along on top of the wet ground surface without sinking into the wet ground surface;   a foot securing means attached to a top surface of each of the skis by a means for attaching the foot so that the heel of the foot of the user is free to move upwardly so that the user is able to stride and kick to propel the ski forward;   a pair of poles each comprising an elongated member with a hand grip at a proximal end and a tip at a distal end with a surface displacement device spaced upwardly from the tip, the surface displacement device being sufficiently wide to stop the insertion of the pole into a wet ground surface up to the surface displacement device to enable a user to push against the wet ground surface with the pole inserted in the wet ground surface up to the surface displacement device to assist in propelling the user on the pair of skis.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each of the skis further comprises a center flat portion or upward camber, the center upward camber being arched upwardly so that the weight of a user on the ski may lower the center portion of the ski to be level with adjacent portions of the ski in front of the center portion and in back of the center portion. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the foot securing means comprises a portion to secure the front of the foot to the ski and a back portion enabling the back of the user's foot to elevate while the front of the user's foot is secured to the ski. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein the front portion comprises at least one front foot strap with a forward end of the device attached to the ski for receiving and securing a front of a foot of a user to the ski and the back portion comprises at least one heel strap attached to the at least one front foot strap for retaining a heel of a user to enable lifting the heel of the user. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the means for attaching the foot securing means comprises a portion in a center section of the ski for receiving a series of mechanical fasteners to secure the front end of the foot attaching means to the ski. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the means for attaching the foot securing means comprises a portion in a center section of the ski for receiving an adhesive fastener to secure the front end of the foot securing means to the ski. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the foot securing means is molded in the ski. 
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the foot securing means comprises a shoe attached to the ski at a front portion of the shoe. 
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the foot securing means comprises a boot attached to the ski at the front of the boot. 
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the hand grip of the pole further comprises a flexible strap for encircling a wrist of a user to secure the pole to the wrist of the user. 
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10  wherein the strap comprises an elongated flexible material attached to the hand grip at a proximal end of the strap and a first strip of a mating hook and loop fastener attached to the strap at a distal end of the strap and a second strip of a mating portion of a hook and loop fastener attached to the strap a spaced distance from the distal end of the strap to enable the two strips of mating hook and loop fastener to removably interconnect adjustably so that a portion of the strap encircles the wrist of the user. 
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the surface displacement device comprises a ring attached to the pole by spaced strips of material to allow for water and sand movement thru the surface displacement device between the radial strips of material. 
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the pole comprises a top shaft portion with a hand grip and a bottom shaft portion having the end and surface displacement device, the bottom shaft portion removably attached to the top shaft portion by a threaded end of one of the shaft portions interconnecting with a mating threaded opening of the other of the shaft portions. 
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the foot securing means is fabricated of at least one of the following materials taken from the list of materials including polymer, polymer composites, metal, and natural materials. 
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each of the skis is fabricated of at least one of the following materials taken from the list of materials including polymer, polymer composites, metal, and natural materials. 
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the pole is fabricated of at least one of the following materials taken from the list of materials including polymer, polymer composites, metal, and natural materials. 
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the hand grip is fabricated of at least one of the following materials taken from the list of materials including polymer, polymer composites, metal, and natural materials. 
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the surface displacement device is fabricated of at least one of the following materials taken from the list of materials including polymer, polymer composites, metal, and natural materials. 
   
   
       19 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the skis, foot securing means, and poles are each fabricated of water resistant material. 
   
   
       20 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the skis, foot securing means, and poles are each fabricated of waterproof material.