House trailer and boat assembly
OwnerJean-Luc Bergeroninventor
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Abstract
A house trailer and boat assembly with improved integration of the specific elements of the trailer and boat configurations such that in each of the house trailer and house boat configurations as few as possible of the elements of the other configurations are noticeable. This house trailer and boat assembly comprises a house trailer box defining elongated lateral apertures, elongated lateral floats pivotally stowable in the house trailer box, elongated panels covering the internally stowed floats for the travel configuration, and end floats at the opposite ends of the house trailer box, and pivotable each between its boat position and its travel position where they cooperatively define with the house trailer box a generally typical house trailer shape.
Claims13
A house trailer and boat assembly comprising an elongated house trailer box including a bottom, opposite lateral sides and a top cooperatively forming an internal space, each of the opposite lateral sides having an elongated aperture extending longitudinally thereof in communication with the internal space, a pair of elongated lateral floats extending along the opposite lateral sides of the elongated house trailer box and link means connecting the pair of elongated lateral floats to the elongated house trailer box and constructed and arranged for displacement of the floats between a lowered boat configuration outward of the house trailer box and a retracted position into the internal space defined by the house trailer box;
- at least one end float being attached at one end of the elongated house trailer box and operatively displaceable between a lowered float position and an elevated trailer position;
- and at least one roof panel mounted on the top of the house trailer box and operatively displaceable between an outwardly protracting position over one end float and an inwardly retracted position over the top of the house trailer box;
- wherein guide tracks are mounted on the top of the house trailer box and operatively extend lengthwise thereof and said one roof panel is mounted on the guide tracks and constructed and arranged for guided displacement along the latter lengthwise of the house trailer box.
A house trailer and boat assembly comprising an elongated house trailer box including a bottom, opposite lateral sides and a top cooperatively forming an internal space, each of the opposite lateral sides having an elongated aperture extending longitudinally thereof in communication with the internal space, a pair of elongated lateral floats extending along the opposite lateral sides of the elongated house trailer box, link means connecting the pair of elongated lateral floats to the elongated house trailer box and constructed and arranged for displacement of the floats between a lowered boat configuration outward of the house trailer box and a retracted position into the internal space defined by the house trailer box;
- and front and rear end floats, attached at one end of the elongated house trailer box and operatively displaceable between a lowered float position and an elevated trailer position;
- said front float having an outwardly bulging external surface and being constructed and arranged to form a front house trailer and matching one end of the house trailer box;
- wherein an elongated lateral panel is pivotally connected to the house trailer box on each of the opposite sides thereof and is constructed and arranged to cover the corresponding elongated aperture, and panels are pivotally connected to the ends of the house trailer box and are constructed and arranged for pivotal displacement thereof between a vertically extending house boat position and an inwardly retracted position allowing the outward projection of the opposite ends of the lateral floats when the latter are in retracted position into the internal space defined by the house trailer box, and the end floats are formed with cavities allowing full enclosure of the lateral floats upon positioning of the lateral floats and end floats in the elevated trailer position thereof.
A house trailer and boat assembly comprising an elongated house trailer box including a bottom, opposite lateral sides and a top cooperatively forming an internal space, each of the opposite lateral sides having an elongated aperture extending longitudinally thereof in communication with the internal space, a pair of elongated lateral floats extending along the opposite lateral sides of the elongated house trailer box, link means connecting the pair of elongated lateral floats to the elongated house trailer box and constructed and arranged for displacement of the floats between a lowered boat configuration outward of the house trailer box and a retracted position into the internal space defined by the house trailer box;
- front and rear end floats attached at one end of the elongated house trailer box and operatively displaceable between a lowered float position and an elevated trailer position, with the front float having an outwardly bulging external surface and being constructed and arranged to form a front house trailer and matching one end of the house trailer box;
- said lateral floats being longer than the house trailer box and projecting fore and aft thereof;
- wherein said front float defines a top surface provided with a pair of cavities, for receiving the corresponding front ends of the lateral floats in said retracted position of the latter;
- and wherein said rear float also defines a top surface provided with a pair of cavities, for receiving the corresponding rear ends of the lateral floats in said retracted position of the latter.
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