Variable width watercraft hull for trailer transport
OwnerHerman Tylerinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a variable width watercraft hull that includes a hull body, a first side panel movably mated to the hull body and a second side panel movably mated to the hull body in which the first side panel and the second side panel are able to change position in relation to the hull body between an extended position and a retracted position and in which changing position of the first side panel and the second side panel results in a change in the width of the watercraft hull. The hull side panels change position by rotating about a longitudinal axis. The hull can be implemented as a displacement type, a planning type, or a hybrid of the two.
Claims22
A variable width watercraft hull, comprising:
- a hull body;
- a first side panel movably mated to said hull body;
- and
- a second side panel movably mated to said hull body wherein said first side panel and said second side panel are enabled to change position in relation to said hull body between an extended position and a retracted position and wherein changing position of said first side panel and said second side panel results in a change in the width of said watercraft hull.
A water-going vessel, comprising a wettable hull, wherein said wettable hull is enabled to change width.
A method for changing the width of a watercraft hull, comprising:
- freeing a movable side panel of said watercraft hull from an extended position;
- changing position of said side panel of said watercraft hull from said extended position to a retracted position;
- and
- securing said side panel of said watercraft hull in said retracted position, said retracted position resulting in a changed width of said hull.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.