Title:
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002087907
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An amphibious vehicle (20) for land and water use comprises a main mono hull section (12) and a pair of port and starboard sponsons (18) which are movable from a stowed position under a main vehicle deck adjacent to the mono hull (12) and a fully deployed position in which the sponsons are spaced apart from the mono hull by at least one hull width. The sponsons are each pivotally connected to the main hull by means of a pair of respective arms (38) which together with the sponson and the hull define a parallel type four bar linkage. The sponsons stablise the vehicule on water and are readily stowed to allow vehicle mobility on land.
Inventors:
DAVIES GRAHAM (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2002/001908
Publication Date:
February 06, 2003
Filing Date:
April 29, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEALANDER MARINE INTERNAT LTD (GB)
DAVIES GRAHAM (GB)
DAVIES GRAHAM (GB)
International Classes:
B60F3/00; B63B43/14; (IPC1-7): B60F3/00; B63B43/14
Foreign References:
| US4802433A | 1989-02-07 | |||
| FR2615475A1 | 1988-11-25 | |||
| FR2424140A1 | 1979-11-23 | |||
| FR1406563A | 1965-07-23 | |||
| EP0109133A1 | 1984-05-23 | |||
| US4172426A | 1979-10-30 | |||
| US1710625A | 1929-04-23 |
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