Amphibian
AssigneeGibbs Technologies Limited
InventorsAlan Timothy Gibbs, Simon James Longdill, Stephen James Bailey
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Abstract
The present invention provides, with reference to FIG. 2, an amphibian operable in land and marine modes, the amphibian comprising a hull, at least one discontinuity (wheel bay) provided in the hull, and at least one retractable wheel or track assembly at least partially located in the at least one discontinuity (wheel bay). The hull is a planing hull, and the at least one discontinuity (wheel bay) is provided in the front half of the hull of the amphibian. The amphibian further comprises at least one conduit which opens, or is provided with an entry which opens, into or at the at least one discontinuity (wheel bay) and is configured for channelling, in use, fluid away from the at least one discontinuity (wheel bay).
Claims35
An amphibian operable in land and marine modes, the amphibian comprising:
- a hull;
- at least one of a discontinuity provided in and a discontinuity formed by the hull;
- and
- at least one of a retractable wheel and a retractable track assembly at least partially located in the at least one discontinuity, wherein:
- the hull is a planing hull;
- the at least one discontinuity is provided in a front half of the hull of the amphibian;
- and
- the amphibian further comprises at least one of a conduit which opens and a conduit provided with an entry which at least one of opens into and opens at the at least one discontinuity and is configured for channelling, in use, fluid away from the at least one discontinuity.
The amphibian operable in land and marine modes, the amphibian comprising:
- a hull;
- at least one of a wheel bay and a track bay provided in, or formed by, the hull;
- and
- at least one of a retractable wheel and a retractable track assembly at least partially located in the at least one of the wheel bay and the track bay, wherein:
- the hull is a planing hull;
- the at least one of the wheel bay and the track bay is provided in a front half of the hull of the amphibian;
- and
- the amphibian further comprises at least one of a conduit which opens and a conduit provided with an entry which at least one of opens into and opens at the at least one of the wheel bay and the track bay and is configured for channelling, in use, fluid away from the at least one wheel or track bay.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.