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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Simon James Longdill, Auckland, NZ;
Hans Weekers, Auckland, NZ;
Stephen John Briggs, Auckland, NZ;
Terence James Roycroft, Waiuku, NZ;
Simon James Longdill, Auckland, NZ;
Hans Weekers, Auckland, NZ;
Stephen John Briggs, Auckland, NZ;
Terence James Roycroft, Waiuku, NZ;
Gibbs Technologies Ltd., Nuneaton, Warwickshire, GB;
Abstract
Amphibious vehicle having road wheels which are retractable to allow planing. Each wheel suspension is protractable through a gap in the planing surface of the hull. To reduce hydrodynamic drag and improve marine handling, covers are provided which cover such gaps when the wheels are retracted. These covers may be hinged parallel to a longitudinal, or to a transverse, axis of the vehicle or may be otherwise connected to the hull.