Aquatic vehicle

Claim 1

A POWER-DRIVEN AQUATIC VEHICLE, INCLUDING: (A) AN ELONGATE HOLLOW HULL STRUCTURE DEFINED BY A DECK, BOTTOM, STERN, TOGETHER WITH TWO SIDE WALLS THAT COOPERATIVELY DEFINE A BOW, AND IN WHICH DECK A FIRST FORWARDLY DISPOSED OPENING IS FORMED, WITH A SECOND OPENING BEING FORMED IN THE NEAR PORTION OF SAID BOTTOM; (B) A TRANSVERSE PARTITION IN SAID HULL THAT DIVIDES THE INTERIOR THEREOF INTO A FORWARD COMPARTMENT AND A REAR COMPARTMENT, IN WHICH PARTITION FIRST AND SECOND PORTS ARE FORMED; (C) COVER MEANS FOR REMOVABLY CLOSING SAID FIRST OPENING; (D) AN AIR-COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND FUEL SUPPLY TANK LOCATED IN SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT, WHICH ENGINE INCLUDES A DRIVE SHAFT THAT EXTENDS REARWARDLY THROUGH A THIRD OPENING FORMED IN SAID PARTITION; (E) A HOLLOW INTERNALLY PARTITIONED SUPPORT PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOW THAT IS PROVIDED WITH AIR INLET AND AIR DISCHARGE MEANS, WITH SAID AIR INLET MEANS PERMITTING AIR TO FLOW FROM THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE INTO SAID FORWARD COMPARTMENT TO COOL SAID ENGINE AND PROVIDE AIR FOR OPERATION THEREOF, WHICH AIR AFTER BECOMING HEATED IN SAID FORWARD COMPARTMENT PASSES THROUGH SAID FIRST PORT TO SAID REAR COMPARTMENT, AND WHICH HEATED AIR IN SAID REAR COMPARTMENT FLOWS THEREFROM THROUGH SAID SECOND PORT OF SAID AIR DISCHARGE MEANS INTO THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; (F) FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY EXTENDING TUBE MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID STERN, WHICH TUBE MEANS IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID SECOND OPENING; (G) A PROPELLER DISPOSED IN SAID TUBE MEANS; (H) TRANSMISSIONS MEANS FOR CONVEYING ROTARY POWER FROM SAID DRIVE SHAFT TO SAID PROPELLER; (I) A NOZZLE PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED IN SAID TUBE MEANS REARWARDLY OF SAID PROPELLER THAT DISCHARGES A JET OF WATER REARWARDLY FROM SAID HULL TO PROPEL SAID AQUATIC VEHICLE OVER THE SURFACE OF A BODY OF WATER WHEN SAID ENGINE IS OPERATED ABOVE A PREDETERMINED SPEED; (J) HANDLE MEANS PROVIDED ON SAID SUPPORT; AND (K) FIRST AND SECOND MOVABLE CONTROL MEANS ON SAID HANDLE THAT CAN BE MANIPULATED BY THE OPERATOR OF SAID VEHICLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF SAID ENGINE AS WELL AS THE RATE AT WHICH SAID VEHICLE IS PROPELLED THROUGH THE WATER AND TO PIVOT SAID NOZZLE RELATIVE TO SAID TUBE MEANS TO GUIDE SAID VEHICLE WHEN SO PROPELLED.