US3270827A
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Amphibious automobile gem kit
Assignee: Vehicle Research Corp
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Filing: 1963-05-13
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1983-05-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter J Mantle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 15:00
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60V; B60V1/00; B60V1/04; B60V1/043; B60V3/00; B60V3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A KIT FOR TEMPORARILY CONVERTING AN AUTOMOBILE TO AN AMPHIBIOUS AUTOMOBILE GROUND EFFECT MACHINE, SAID KIT COMPRISISNG ONE OR MORE FANS FOR PROVIDING A CUSHION OF AIR BENEATH SAID AMPHIBIOUS AUTOMOBILE GROUND EFFECT MACHINE; MEANS POWERING SAID FANS WITH SAID AUTOMOBILE; AN AIR PROPELLER TO PROVIDE THRUST; MEANS POWERING SAID AIR PROPELLER WITH SAID AUTOMOBILE; A SECTIONALIZED PLATFROM, ONE SECTION OF SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM SO SHAPED THAT IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER SECTIONS OF SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM, SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM, WHEN ASSEMBLED, CAN ACCOMMODATE ANY MAKE OF AUTOMIBLE WITH WHEELS OF SAID AUTOMOBILE FITTING INTO RAMPS AND TROUGHS INCORPORATED IN SECTIONS OF SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM; ROTATABLE DISC IN SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFROM SUPPORTING SAID TROUGHS; CONNECTING MEANS CONVERTING ROTATION OF SAID ROTATABLE DISCS TO MOVEMENT OF A RUDDER; AN INFLATABLE TUBE SO SHAPED THAT IT CONFORMS TO THE PERIMETER OF SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM, SAID INFLATABLE TUBE AND SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFROM COMBINING TO FORM A PLENUM CHAMBER WHEREIN AIR PRESSURIZED BY REVOLUTION OF SAID FANS COMINGLES TO SUPPORT SAID AMPHIBIOUS AUTOMOBILE GROUND EFFECT MACHINE ON A CUSHION OF AIR; A SECOND SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM DEPENDING FROM SAID FIRST MENTIONED SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM, SAID SECOND SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM SO DIMENSIONED THAT IT FORMS AN ANNULAR JET OPENING BETWEEN THE PERIMETER OF SAID SECOND SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM AND THE INNER PERIMETER OF SAID INFLATABLE TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
A KIT FOR TEMPORARILY CONVERTING AN AUTOMOBILE TO AN AMPHIBIOUS AUTOMOBILE GROUND EFFECT MACHINE, SAID KIT COMPRISISNG ONE OR MORE FANS FOR PROVIDING A CUSHION OF AIR BENEATH SAID AMPHIBIOUS AUTOMOBILE GROUND EFFECT MACHINE; MEANS POWERING SAID FANS WITH SAID AUTOMOBILE; AN AIR PROPELLER TO PROVIDE THRUST; MEANS POWERING SAID AIR PROPELLER WITH SAID AUTOMOBILE; A SECTIONALIZED PLATFROM, ONE SECTION OF SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM SO SHAPED THAT IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER SECTIONS OF SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM, SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM, WHEN ASSEMBLED, CAN ACCOMMODATE ANY MAKE OF AUTOMIBLE WITH WHEELS OF SAID AUTOMOBILE FITTING INTO RAMPS AND TROUGHS INCORPORATED IN SECTIONS OF SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM; ROTATABLE DISC IN SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFROM SUPPORTING SAID TROUGHS; CONNECTING MEANS CONVERTING ROTATION OF SAID ROTATABLE DISCS TO MOVEMENT OF A RUDDER; AN INFLATABLE TUBE SO SHAPED THAT IT CONFORMS TO THE PERIMETER OF SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM, SAID INFLATABLE TUBE AND SAID SECTIONALIZED PLATFROM COMBINING TO FORM A PLENUM CHAMBER WHEREIN AIR PRESSURIZED BY REVOLUTION OF SAID FANS COMINGLES TO SUPPORT SAID AMPHIBIOUS AUTOMOBILE GROUND EFFECT MACHINE ON A CUSHION OF AIR; A SECOND SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM DEPENDING FROM SAID FIRST MENTIONED SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM, SAID SECOND SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM SO DIMENSIONED THAT IT FORMS AN ANNULAR JET OPENING BETWEEN THE PERIMETER OF SAID SECOND SECTIONALIZED PLATFORM AND THE INNER PERIMETER OF SAID INFLATABLE TUBE.
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