Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-link suspension for multi-hulled vessels
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Application No.: US16081974Application Date: 2017-03-03
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Publication No.: US10556650B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Michael James Longman , Richard Monk
- Applicant: Nauti-Craft Pty Ltd
- Applicant Address: AU Dunsborough, Western Australia
- Assignee: Nauti-Craft Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee: Nauti-Craft Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: AU Dunsborough, Western Australia
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Priority: AU2016900811 20160304; AU2016902629 20160704
- International Application: PCT/AU2017/050187 WO 20170303
- International Announcement: WO2017/147658 WO 20170908
- Main IPC: B63B1/14
- IPC: B63B1/14 ; B63B39/00

Abstract:
A suspension system for a water craft, the water craft including a chassis which is at least partially suspended above or relative to at least a first hull and a second hull. The suspension system includes a first hull locating arrangement for at least partially constraining the first hull in a lateral, a yaw, a roll and a longitudinal direction relative to the chassis, the first hull locating arrangement comprising a first, a second, a third and a fourth link arranged to directly or indirectly connect between the hull and the chassis. The first, second and third links each extend in at least a lateral direction relative to the chassis and contribute to a lateral constraint on the first hull relative to the chassis. The second link is longitudinally spaced from the first link relative to the chassis to contribute to a hull yaw constraint on the first hull relative to the chassis. The third link is vertically spaced from the first and/or second link to contribute to a hull roll constraint on the first hull relative to the chassis. The fourth link extends in at least a longitudinal direction relative to the chassis to at least contribute to a longitudinal constraint on the first hull relative to the chassis and may be adjustable in length to vary the lateral spacing between the first and second hulls and thereby vary the overall width of the vessel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190092435A1 MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION FOR MULTI-HULLED VESSELS Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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