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US3596622A
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Light-weight wreck-resistant vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-01-27
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Granted: 1971-08-03
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Expires: 1989-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle, especially adapted for marine use, having strong, lightweight walls, comprising gas-containing thin-metal, cylindrical or corrugated cans, between skins, and surrounded by foamed plastic. These receptacles are: sealed pipes or tubes; or rows of aligned short cans, end-to-end glued together. The skins may be: metal sheets, epoxy-glued or brazed to the cans; or metallic mesh attached to the cans by brazing or glue and/or bolts, coated with stucco. Optionally the rows comprise short cans of slightly different diameters, with the smaller cans nested and glued within rims of the larger cans; and skin-holding bolts are between opposite smaller cans in adjacent pairs of the rows. Sheet rubber is glued to the outer skin of stucco or metal.
Inventors
- 👤 Alvin Edward Moore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:33
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D29/00; B62D29/001; B62D29/002; B63; B63B; B63B43/00; B63B43/02; B63B43/10; B63B43/12; B63B5/00; B63B5/24; B63C; B63C9/00; B63C9/02; B63C9/04; B64; B64C; B64C1/00; B64C1/06; B63B2231/00; B63B2231/40; B63B2231/50; B63B2231/60; B63B2231/62; B64C2001/0054; B64C2001/0063; B64C2001/0081; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A vehicle adapted to traverse water comprising: deck structure having an upper load-supporting surface; sidewalls, each of which comprises: a plurality of sealed, upright, vehicle-strength-providing, juxtaposed cans; means, comprising skin structure, holding said cans in vehiclestrength-providing relation to each other and to said deck structure; and gas-cell-containing foamed plastic in contact with said skin structure and with said cans; and vehicle-floating means, fastened to lower portions of said deck structure, comprising: float-wall rows of sealed, upright endto-end-joined, vehicle-strength-providing float cans; means holding said float cans in strength-providing, end-to-end relation; attaching means on said deck structure strongly connecting it with upper ends of said float-wall rows of cans; float-bottom means strongly connecting the lower ends of said float-wall rows of cans; outer, waterproof float-skin means, exterior of said float cans, forming outer surfaces of said floating means; and gas-cell-containing foamed plastic, in contact with said float-skin means and with float cans.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A vehicle adapted to traverse water comprising: deck structure having an upper load-supporting surface; sidewalls, each of which comprises: a plurality of sealed, upright, vehicle-strength-providing, juxtaposed cans; means, comprising skin structure, holding said cans in vehiclestrength-providing relation to each other and to said deck structure; and gas-cell-containing foamed plastic in contact with said skin structure and with said cans; and vehicle-floating means, fastened to lower portions of said deck structure, comprising: float-wall rows of sealed, upright endto-end-joined, vehicle-strength-providing float cans; means holding said float cans in strength-providing, end-to-end relation; attaching means on said deck structure strongly connecting it with upper ends of said float-wall rows of cans; float-bottom means strongly connecting the lower ends of said float-wall rows of cans; outer, waterproof float-skin means, exterior of said float cans, forming outer surfaces of said floating means; and gas-cell-containing foamed plastic, in contact with said float-skin means and with float cans.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which: each of said float cans has a curved tubular wall, and an end cap fixed to each end portion of said curved wall and indented toward the center of the can from one of its ends, thus forming an end recess; each of said float-wall rows comprises float cans having juxtaposed end caps and recesses of different areas, with smaller-area caps fitting in larger-area recesses; and said means holding said float cans in end-to-end relation comprises strong bonding material within larger-area recesses and between juxtaposed end caps of said different areas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which: each of said float cans has a curved wall and an end cap fixed to each end portion of said curved wall; in each of said float-wall rows, each pair of said end-to-end-joined float cans has closely juxtaposed end caps of substantially equal areas; and said means holding said float cans in end-to-end relation comprises bonding material strongly uniting and holding together said closely juxtaposed end caps.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
101 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which: each of said float cans comprises a tubular wall and an end cap fixed to each end portion of said wall; and said attaching means comprises, in association with each of said float-wall rows, a tie element having a screw-threaded end; means strongly connecting said tie element to a can-end cap at an end of the row; apertured means in said deck member for reception of said screw-threaded end; and means tightly fitted on said screw-threaded end for drawing its associated float-wall row into tight, strength-providing contact with said deck structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
107 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 4, in which: each of said float cans comprises a tubular wall and an end cap fixed to each end portion of said wall; said vehicle comprises, in association with each of said float-wall rows, an elongated tie member that passes thru end caps of the cans of the rOw; said tie element is the upper, screw-threaded end of said tie member; and said float-bottom means comprises: a lower tie element, forming a lower, screw-threaded end of each of said tie members; and means strongly holding said tie member and its associated float-wall row in relation to said float-bottom means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which said float cans have corrugated, tubular walls.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which at least some of said float cans comprise: elongated, imperforate, corrugated tubes of dense, strength-providing material: and in which said vehicle comprises: bonding means, comprising material that is in flowing condition when put in place and is solid after it sets, strongly and sealingly uniting ends of said corrugated tubes with said deck structure; and closure means sealingly closing other ends of said tubes, spaced from said deck structure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 7, in which at least some of said upright, vehicle-strength-providing cans comprise: elongated, imperforate, corrugated tubes of dense, strength-providing material; and in which said vehicle comprises: bonding means, comprising material that is in flowing condition when put in place and is solid after it sets, strongly and sealingly uniting ends of said corrugated tubes with said deck structure; and closure means sealingly closing other ends of said tubes, spaced from said deck structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which said float cans contain gas under pressure above that of the atmosphere.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which each of said cans contains gas under pressure above that of the atmosphere.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, comprising: forward, after and top structures, strongly connected to said sidewalls, providing inclosed, load-containing space; and inside said space, balloon means, comprising lighter-than-air gas, floating up against said top structure, exerting lifting force on it and on said vehicle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
70 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which said float bottom means comprises a lower portion, having a bottom, fluid-contacting surface which in cross sections normal to the vehicle''s longitudinal axis has lines that are athwart a vertical plane thru said axis, said surface having angles of attack on relatively moving fluid when the vehicle is underway and thus exerting lifting force on the float-bottom means and vehicle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, comprising: vehicle-strength-providing top structure, having portions of considerable area that contact and make angles with relatively moving fluid when the vehicle is underway, thus exerting lifting force on the top structure and vehicle; and means strongly connecting said top structure to said sidewalls.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which said vehicle-floating means comprises three floats, each of which is strongly attached to said deck structure and comprises a group of said float-wall rows, attaching means, float-bottom means, float-skin means, and foamed plastic.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 14, in which two of said floats are in side parts of the vehicle, and the third float is in an after part of the vehicle and has a longitudinal axis substantially in an upright plane that contains the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 15, in which: said third float extends from the bow portion of the vehicle to its stern portion and has a bottom that is spaced from said deck structure by a distance that is greater than that between the deck structure and the bottommost surfaces of the floats in said side parts.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 16, in which said bottommost surfaces of the two side floats make angles of attack on fluid flowing over them when the vehicle is underway, thus exerting lifting force on the vehicle.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 17, in which said bottom of the sAid third float has a lower surface that is inclined to the direction of the fluid flowing over it when the vehicle is in forward motion, thus exerting lifting force on the vehicle.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
90 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 1, in which said vehicle-floating means comprises a float on each side of said vehicle, comprising a group of said float-wall rows, attaching means, float-bottom means, float-skin means and foamed plastic, constructed and arranged to provide a pointed float bow, a pointed float stern, a curved float sidewall on the side of the float that is farther from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a flat, largely planar, upright sidewall on the side of the float that is nearer to said axis.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
77 words
Vehicular structure comprising a vehicle-strength providing row of sealed, end-to-end-joined cans of different sizes, having different cross-sectional areas, said row comprising a plurality of pairs of end-joined cans of said different cross-sectional areas, each of these pairs having a smaller can-end cap of one of the cans of smaller size in juxtaposition with a larger can-end cap of one of the larger-size cans; gaseous material in said cans; and means holding said cans in strength-providing, end-to-end relation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
77 words
Vehicular structure comprising a vehicle-strength providing row of sealed, end-to-end-joined cans of different sizes, having different cross-sectional areas, said row comprising a plurality of pairs of end-joined cans of said different cross-sectional areas, each of these pairs having a smaller can-end cap of one of the cans of smaller size in juxtaposition with a larger can-end cap of one of the larger-size cans; gaseous material in said cans; and means holding said cans in strength-providing, end-to-end relation.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
93 words
Vehicular structure as set forth in claim 20, in which: each of said cans has a curved tubular wall, and an end cap fixed to each end of said tubular wall and indented toward the center of the can from one of its ends, thus forming an end recess; said row comprises cans having juxtaposed end caps and recesses of different areas, with smaller-area caps fitting in larger-area recesses; and said means holding said cans in strength-providing relation comprises strong bonding material within larger-area recesses and between juxtaposed end caps of different areas.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
69 words
Vehicular structure as set forth in claim 20, in which: each of said cans has a curved tubular wall and an end cap fixed to each end portion of said tubular wall; each adjoining pair of said cans has closely juxtaposed end caps of substantially equal areas; and said means holding said cans in strength-providing relation comprises bonding material, strongly joining and holding together said closely juxtaposed end caps.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
63 words
Vehicular structure comprising a vehicle-strength providing row of sealed, end-to-end-joined cans, each of said cans comprising a tubular wall and an end cap fixed to each end portion of said wall; said structure comprising, in association with said row, a tie element having a screw-threaded end, and means strongly connecting said tie element to a can-end cap at an end of the row.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
63 words
Vehicular structure comprising a vehicle-strength providing row of sealed, end-to-end-joined cans, each of said cans comprising a tubular wall and an end cap fixed to each end portion of said wall; said structure comprising, in association with said row, a tie element having a screw-threaded end, and means strongly connecting said tie element to a can-end cap at an end of the row.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
Structure as set forth in claim 23, in which said means connecting said tie element to a can-end cap comprises strong bonding material.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
14 words
Structure as set forth in claim 24, in which said bonding material comprises glue.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
66 words
Structure as set forth in claim 23, in which each of said end caps has a hole thru its middle portion, said structure comprising: a second tie element; means connecting it to a can-end cap at the end of said row opposite to the first-named row end; and an intermediate, slender, tension-resisting element, extending thru end-cap holes, joined to ends of said pair of tie elements.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
44 words
Structure as set forth in claim 26, in which said tie elements and tension-resisting element are integral and form a screw-threaded rod extending thru said end-cap holes, and said means connecting said tie elements to can-end caps comprises a nut on said screw-threaded end.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
46 words
Structure as set forth in claim 20, in which each of said cans comprises a curved tubular wall and end caps, and in which said means holding said cans in end-to-end relation comprises bonding material between and strongly uniting each adjoining pair of said can-end caps.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
15 words
Structure as set forth in claim 28, in which said bonding material comprises strong glue.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
Structure as set forth in claim 20, in which said gaseous material comprises lighter-than-air gas.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
16 words
Structure as set forth in claim 20, in which said gaseous material comprises gas-cell-containing foamed plastic.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
76 words
Structure as set forth in claim 20, further comprising: at least one other row of sealed, end-to-end-joined cans, placed alongside said first-named row; gaseous material in said last-named cans; means holding said last-named cans in strength-providing, end-to-end relation; a vehicle-strength-providing sheetlike, apertured element on each side of said side-by-side rows; and at least one tie member extending thru holes in said sheetlike elements and between said rows of cans, strongly holding said cans against said element.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
88 words
A vehicle, adapted to traverse water, comprising: cabin structure having load-supporting means, and sidewall members comprising a plurality of juxtaposed, vehicle-strength-providing elements and means strongly holding said elements together; and vehicle floating means, connected to said sidewalls, comprising: float-wall rows of upright, vehicle-strength-providing float cans; gaseous material in said can; means connecting said cans together and to said sidewall members; waterproof float-skin means, exterior of said float cans, forming outer surfaces of said floating means; and foamed plastic, in contact with said float-skin means and with float cans.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
88 words
A vehicle, adapted to traverse water, comprising: cabin structure having load-supporting means, and sidewall members comprising a plurality of juxtaposed, vehicle-strength-providing elements and means strongly holding said elements together; and vehicle floating means, connected to said sidewalls, comprising: float-wall rows of upright, vehicle-strength-providing float cans; gaseous material in said can; means connecting said cans together and to said sidewall members; waterproof float-skin means, exterior of said float cans, forming outer surfaces of said floating means; and foamed plastic, in contact with said float-skin means and with float cans.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
15 words
Structure as set forth in claim 33, in which said float cans comprise elongated tubes.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
17 words
Structure as set forth in claim 33, in which said float cans comprise tubes having corrugated walls.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-08-02 | 1975-02-01 | 1975-08-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-08-02 | 1979-02-01 | 1979-08-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-08-02 | 1983-02-01 | 1983-08-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |