A retractable pontoon boat has a deck, a starboard pontoon and a port pontoon, a center beam coupled to the underside of the deck and running substantially from bow to stern, a plurality of pivoting arms coupling the pontoons to the center beam, a plurality of bearings interposed between the deck and the pivoting arms, and one or more linear actuators for actuating the pivoting arms; wherein, in a first, retracted position, the pontoons are substantially underneath the deck; and wherein, in a second, extended position, the pontoons are substantially extended from underneath the deck.
RETRACTABLE PONTOONS
2018-11-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |
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