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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Delbert W Fair, Ponca City, OK (US);
Graydon L Brown, Ponca City, OK (US);
Assignee:
Continental Oil Company, Ponca City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180127 ; 180116 ;
Abstract
An air retaining skirt for use with an air cushion vehicle of a type which utilizes a peripheral series of loop and segment sections in combination to provide retention of the air cushion over uneven terrain or water. The loops are adapted to extend from the air cushion vehicle outward and downward in flexible, air inflatable composure, and each loop supports a plurality of ground-contacting segments affixed to the lower edge thereof and extending back up for retention at or near the lower edge of the air cushion vehicle.