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US 4,878,451 AGranted
All-terrain amphibian vehicle
OwnerAndy O. Sireninventor
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Abstract
An amphibious vehicle may be connected end-to-end with a series of other similar vehicles to provide an amphibious vehicle train. Each vehicle has a hull with a plurality of wheels mounted on each side. Two drive trains are provided for driving the trains on respective sides of the hull. The drive trains can be driven at differential speeds to steer the vehicle. At each end of the vehicle are two power take-off means, one for each drive train coupled to a similar power take-off in the next adjacent vehicle. The power plant for the complete train is found in a single unit.
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An amphibious vehicle comprising:
- a hull;
- a plurality of wheels mounted on each side of the hull;
- drive means including two drive trains for driving the wheels on respective sides of the hull and means for varying speeds of the drive trains in respect to one another;
- power take-off means including two power take-offs associated with respective ones of the drive trains at at least one end of the vehicle for driving connection to the respective drive trains of another, similar vehicle.
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An amphibious vehicle comprising:
- a hull;
- a plurality of wheels mounted on each side of the hull;
- a tunnel formed in the hull centrally between the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle;
- an elongate wheel well on either side of the tunnel, accomodating the wheels;
- drive means including two drive trains for driving the wheels on respective sides of the hull and means for varying speeds of the drive trains in respect to one another;
- power take-off means including two power take-offs associated with respective ones of the drive trains at at least one end of the vehicle for driving connection to the respective drive trains of another, similar vehicle;
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- at least one movable fender on each side of the vehicle, with a raised position positioned along the side of the hull, and a lowered position projecting below the side of the hull and enclosing the outer side of the wheels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.