Wilco Marsh Buggies and Draglines, Inc.

John Michael Wilson, Sr

Dean R Wilson

Paul Kevin Wilson

A vehicle is adapted to operate on land and in water having a depth of over four feet. The vehicle includes a chassis, one or more pontoons supported by the chassis, and a track system disposed on each of the one or more pontoons and adapted to provide propulsion to the vehicle. Each pontoon has a height of at least four feet, a width and a length adjacent to the land, wherein a ratio of the height to the width exceeds 1.4, and a volume configured to provide buoyancy and support the chassis weight.

Deep water amphibious vehicle

The chassis connects adjacent flotation members each having supports projecting therefrom for attaching to the chassis. The chassis includes a pair of beams having opposite ends and sides with an end flange affixed to the ends of the beams. A plate is affixed to one of the opposite sides of the beams and has a length greater than the beams to form extension surfaces at each end. The extension surfaces are connected to the supports on a first plane and the end flanges are connected to the supports on another plane, preferably perpendicular to the first plane and vertical to the ground. The beams are preferably I-beams having a web and opposing extending sides perpendicular to the web. The top side is longer than the web and other side so as to form a tine which is received in a recess in the end flanges. Further, preferably the end flanges project beyond the end flanges and the opposing sides of the I-beam to form a border area having a plurality of apertures adapted to receive fasteners, such as nuts and bolts. The extension surfaces also include a plurality of apertures adapted to receive fasteners.

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Gretna, LA, United States of America

John Michael Wilson, Sr