Amphibious vehicle
OwnerNeil Doveton Boydinventor
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Abstract
An amphibious vehicle that is capable of being reconfigured to operate both on land and in water is disclosed. The amphibious vehicle includes at least a hull and at least a deployable endless track running on a track assembly. The track assembly may comprise a four bar mechanism having an upper member fixed relative to the hull and a lower member configured to be actuated between an undeployed and a deployed positions, where in a deployed position the upper and lower members of the four bar mechanism are further apart than in an un-deployed position. The endless track is guided by upper guide wheels and lower guide wheels, wherein the upper guide wheels are fixed to the hull and the lower guide wheels are fixed relative to the lower member.
Claims16
A water craft comprising:
- a. at least one hull,
- b. at least one or more deployable endless tracks associated with the at least one hull, the endless tracks running on a track assembly comprising a four bar mechanism comprising
- I. an upper member fixed relative the hull,
- II. a lower member able to move between an un-deployed and deployed position, where in the deployed position the upper and lower members of the four bar mechanism are further apart than in the un-deployed position,
- III. at least two intermediate members pivotally joined to both the upper and lower member to allow the lower member to move between the un-deployed and deployed position, and
- c. upper guide wheels and lower guide wheels for guiding the endless tracks, wherein the upper guide wheels are fixed relative to the hull and the lower guide wheels are fixed relative the lower member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.