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US 6,394,019 B1Granted
Anti-capsize watercraft
OwnerJohn F. Westinventor
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Abstract
An anti-capsizing watercraft for propulsion over rough water includes three flotation members radially and circumferentially spaced connected with a hub member and an occupant platform rotatably connected with said hub member whereby at least two floatation members support the craft during rolling movement in the rough water with the occupant platform maintaining a stable level orientation.
Claims7
An anti-capsizing watercraft for propulsion over rough water, comprising:
- a float means for buoyantly supporting the watercraft on the water, said float means consisting of at least three flotation members radially and circumferentially spaced with respect to a watercraft axis;
- strut means connected at axially spaced locations to said floatation members by a pair of annular ring members concentric with said watercraft axis;
- and an occupant platform rotatably operatively connected at said annular ring members and vertically positioned between said water and said watercraft axis.
An anti-capsizing watercraft for propulsion over rough water, comprising:
- first and second floatation assemblies longitudinally spaced along a watercraft axis, each of said float assemblies comprising three elongated floatation members equally radially and circumferentially spaced and interconnected to a cylindrical hub located at said watercraft axis;
- a platform disposed between said float assemblies and below said watercraft axis and rotatably connected with said hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.