Amphibious bus

Details Amphibious bus Amphibious bus

1974-04-05

1976-03-02

Halvosa, George E. A.

Motor vehicles

Including one or more ski-like or runner members

With at least one surface-engaging propulsion element

180 24, 180 2411, 180 44F, 280 4323, B60F 300

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039410749

ABSTRACT:
A bus is provided which may be driven over highways and freeways in the usual manner. The bus is equipped with elongated wheel housings which are pivoted to opposite side walls to swing from a horizontal position to a vertical position. When in horizontal position the sides of the elongated wheel housing form decks extending along opposite sides of the bus, the low hung hull forming the bottom of the bus supporting the bus in the water. When the wheel housings are swung into vertical position, the wheels carried thereby extending vertically to support the amphibious bus on land.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1634932 (1927-07-01), Cook
patent: 3161246 (1964-12-01), Meeker et al.
patent: 3193851 (1965-07-01), Fiebelkorn
patent: 3308782 (1967-03-01), Dahl

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