US3146752A
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Captured air bubble vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-28
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1982-08-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Allen G Ford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:36
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60V; B60V1/00; B60V1/04; B60V1/046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
AN OVER-WATER VEHICLE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A HULL, SIDEBOARD MEANS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID HULL EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID HULL, PLANING SURFACE MEANS MOUNTED FORE AND AFT OF SAID HULL INTERMEDIATE SAID SIDEBOARD MEANS AND MAINTAINING A SMALL ACUTE ANGLE OF ATTACK WITH RESPECT TO THE WATER, SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS EXTENDING ENTIRELY BENEATH SAID HULL AND MOVABLE UP AND DOWN WITH RESPECT TO SAID HULL, EACH OF SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS ENGAGING THE WATER SURFACE AND BEING SEALED WITH RESPECT TO SAID HULL AND SAID SIDEBOARD MEANS THEREBY FORMING A LONGITUDINAL AIR SPACE THEREBETWEEN AND SEALING A PRESSURIZED AIR BUBBLE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE WATER, FIRST SPRING MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID HULL AND SAID FORWARD PLANING SURFACE MEANS FOR DAMPING THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS AND FOR URGING SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS TOWARD SAID HULL, AND SECOND SPRING MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID HULL AND SAID REARWARD PLANING SURFACE MEANS FOR DAMPING THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS AND FOR URGING SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS AWAY FROM SAID HULL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
AN OVER-WATER VEHICLE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A HULL, SIDEBOARD MEANS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID HULL EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID HULL, PLANING SURFACE MEANS MOUNTED FORE AND AFT OF SAID HULL INTERMEDIATE SAID SIDEBOARD MEANS AND MAINTAINING A SMALL ACUTE ANGLE OF ATTACK WITH RESPECT TO THE WATER, SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS EXTENDING ENTIRELY BENEATH SAID HULL AND MOVABLE UP AND DOWN WITH RESPECT TO SAID HULL, EACH OF SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS ENGAGING THE WATER SURFACE AND BEING SEALED WITH RESPECT TO SAID HULL AND SAID SIDEBOARD MEANS THEREBY FORMING A LONGITUDINAL AIR SPACE THEREBETWEEN AND SEALING A PRESSURIZED AIR BUBBLE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE WATER, FIRST SPRING MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID HULL AND SAID FORWARD PLANING SURFACE MEANS FOR DAMPING THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS AND FOR URGING SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS TOWARD SAID HULL, AND SECOND SPRING MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID HULL AND SAID REARWARD PLANING SURFACE MEANS FOR DAMPING THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS AND FOR URGING SAID PLANING SURFACE MEANS AWAY FROM SAID HULL.
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