US 12,252,226 B2
Marine vessel propulsion apparatus
Darren James Bakstad, Lake Country (CA)
Filed by Darren James Bakstad, Lake Country (CA)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,455.
Prior Publication US 2023/0303227 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B63H 20/00 (2006.01); B63H 23/34 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 20/007 (2013.01) [B63H 23/34 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine vessel propulsion apparatus wherein the marine vessel propulsion apparatus comprises:
a motor assembly, said motor assembly having a housing, said housing of said motor assembly being waterproof, said motor assembly having an electric motor disposed within said housing, said motor assembly being configured to be handheld, and
a shaft assembly, said shaft assembly including a shaft and a propeller, said shaft having a first end and a second end, said shaft being releasably secured to said motor assembly, said shaft operable to be rotatably moved in a first direction and a second direction, said propeller being secured to said second end of said shaft, and
a float member, said float member being surroundably mounted to a portion of said shaft, said float member movably secured to said shaft so as to facilitate alternate positioning thereof.