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US 7,188,694 B1Granted
All-surface vehicle
OwnerRodney L. Blairinventor
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Abstract
An all-surface vehicle comprising a pair of large inflatable tubes mounted on a common axis with sufficient buoyancy to enable the vehicle to travel on water and having a motor for independently driving each of the tubes, together with a passenger or load carrying compartment; the motor and compartment being mounted with their center of gravity below the axis of the tubes.
Claims17
An all-surface vehicle comprising:
- a pair of inflatable tubes mounted on a common axis, each of said tubes are dual tubes having inner and outer tubes with the outer tube of each set being of slightly less diameter than the inner tube,
- a motor carried by said tubes and including means for independently driving each of said tubes, and
- a load carrying compartment mounted so that its center of gravity is below said axis.
An inflatable vehicle comprising:
- a pair of circular tubes mounted in parallel, spaced relation and joined by a supporting structure, each of said tubes are dual tubes having inner and outer tubes with the outer tube of each set being of slightly less diameter than the inner tube,
- said supporting structure serving to carry a load having its center of gravity supported below the axis of said tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.