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US 2014/0196655 A1Published application
Displacement hull form not subject to the limitation of hull speed
OwnerRobert Carl Janseninventor
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Abstract
A displace hull with a shape that is both laterally symmetric and fore-to-aft symmetric is disclosed. The hull includes a pair of channels that help to manage a flow of water around the hull. The hull also includes sponsons and propellers that are located amidships on the port and starboard sides.
Claims7
A displacement hull for a water craft, the hull comprising a shape that is laterally symmetric and fore-to-aft symmetric, the hull further comprising;
- a starboard channel and a port channel, the channels configured to at least partially manage a flow of water around the hull;
- a starboard sponson disposed amidships, the starboard sponson configured to form a starboard tunnel with the starboard channel, the starboard sponson further configured to form a starboard flume with the hull;
- a port sponson disposed amidships, the port sponson configured to form a port tunnel with the port channel, the port sponson further configured to form a port flume with the hull;
- a starboard propeller disposed in the starboard tunnel;
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- a port propeller disposed in the port tunnel.
3 more elements
The hull of claim wherein:
- the starboard tunnel comprises an open top connecting the starboard tunnel to the starboard flume;
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- the port tunnel comprises an open top connecting the port tunnel to the port flume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.