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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony Y Simpson, Slidell, LA (US);
Assignee:
Textron Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114 / ; 180127 ; 180126 ; 180122 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a surface effect ship stern seal system comprising a plurality of side-by-side vertically standing inflatable fingers of open top form, the leading end portions of the fingers being attached to the hull by resilient means and the bottom edges of the sidewalls of the fingers being closed by water planing plate means. The upper edges of the sidewall portions of the fingers are carried by tension ropes connecting at their leading ends to said resilient means and at their aft ends to the ship hull, reclining therebetween in catenary fashion.