Beaching bow for floating platforms and watercraft

Details Beaching bow for floating platforms and watercraft Beaching bow for floating platforms and watercraft

1998-05-14

1999-12-14

Avila, Stephen

Ships

Boats, boat component, or attachment

With wheeled buoyant landing or launching aid

14 26, 14 27, B60P 310

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060003588

ABSTRACT:
A beaching bow for use on watercraft, water vessels and landing craft. The beaching bow has a substantially wedge shape, and is connected to the watercraft by a flexible hinge joint near a top surface. The beaching bow includes a center of buoyancy forward to the flexible hinge joint, allowing the beaching bow to float upward and assume a proper angle depending on the floating displacement of the watercraft, and the hydrodynamic effect when the watercraft moves through the water. Upon reaching a beach or other landing surface, the beaching bow rotates down to securely interface with the beach, and allow the loading and unloading of equipment, vehicles and personnel from the watercraft.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3581701 (1971-06-01), Gehlen
patent: 4621385 (1986-11-01), Gillois
SW1 Lang, "Articulated Beach Ramp" Beeline, published by Amphibious Construction Battalion ONE, U.S. Navy, Fall 1991 pp. 10-11.
Future Causeway System, U.S. Navy, http://www.nfesc.navy.mil/amphib/causeway/future.html, no date.

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