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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2004
Applicant:
Anthony Smith, Annapolis, MD (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Smith, Annapolis, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trimaran having a hull and outrigger pontoons on each side of the hull. The pontoon are laterally movable away and towards the hull. Each of the pontoons are secured to the hull by forward and aft link boxes. The link boxes are pivotally mounted to the port side and starboard side of the hull. Each of the link boxes are also pivotally secured to a pontoon. The forward and aft link boxes of each side are connected together by a linkage whereby the forward port side and starboard link boxes are arcuately rotated when the aft port side and starboard link boxes are arcuately rotated.