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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Simon James Longdill, Auckland, NZ;
Hans Weekers, Auckland, NZ;
Stephen John Briggs, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Gibbs Technologies Ltd, Warwickshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle steering arrangement for an amphibious vehicle having retractable steered wheels with which the steering input to such wheels is automatically substantially curtailed upon retraction of the wheels. Retraction of the wheels causes a steering link to swing toward its steering axis to thereby reduce its effective radius while steering input to a marine propulsion remains unchanged. The reduced steering input to the wheels reduces space needed to accommodate the wheels in their retracted position.