GB1342326A - Flexible skirts for a structure supported on a cushion of pressurised fluid - Google Patents

Flexible skirts for a structure supported on a cushion of pressurised fluid

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Publication number
GB1342326A
GB1342326A GB1342326DA GB1342326A GB 1342326 A GB1342326 A GB 1342326A GB 1342326D A GB1342326D A GB 1342326DA GB 1342326 A GB1342326 A GB 1342326A
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Prior art keywords
cushion
shirt
loop
secured
flexible
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British Hovercraft Corp Ltd
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British Hovercraft Corp Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V1/00—Air-cushion
    • B60V1/16—Flexible skirts

Abstract

1342326 Air cushion vehicles BRITISH HOVERCRAFT CORP Ltd 25 Oct 1972 [5 Nov 1971] 51482/71 Heading B7K A flexible shirt for an air cushion vehicle comprises a loop 14 having, along its upper edge 15, attachment means 9 securing it to structure 11 and a scalloped lower edge 17 reinforced by a flexible cable 17 which at intervals is hooked on attachments 19 secured to the structure. A wear shoe 21, formed with a sealing strip 22, is secured to the base of the loop 14 and in order to provide a seal in way of the attachments 9 a bead 20 is secured along the top edge of the loop so as to be urged by cushion pressure into engagement with the structure. The shirt is described for use with a platform for moving a load over limited distances, the platform being partly supported on and moved by a plurality of fork lift trucks. Alternatively the shirt may be attached directly to the load and the cushion air may be delivered through a flexible pipe from a static compressor.
GB1342326D 1972-10-25 1972-10-25 Flexible skirts for a structure supported on a cushion of pressurised fluid Expired GB1342326A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB5148271 1972-10-25

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GB1342326A true GB1342326A (en) 1974-01-03

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GB1342326D Expired GB1342326A (en) 1972-10-25 1972-10-25 Flexible skirts for a structure supported on a cushion of pressurised fluid

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2443406A (en) * 2006-11-01 2008-05-07 Daniel George Warren Turner Chain mail reinforced hovercraft skirt segment
EP2353955A1 (en) * 2010-02-10 2011-08-10 Kallista Properties Limited Ground effect load transportation
US8919475B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2014-12-30 Kallista Properties Limited Ground effect load transportation

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2443406A (en) * 2006-11-01 2008-05-07 Daniel George Warren Turner Chain mail reinforced hovercraft skirt segment
GB2443406B (en) * 2006-11-01 2012-09-26 Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd Re-enforced hovercraft skirt
US8919475B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2014-12-30 Kallista Properties Limited Ground effect load transportation
EP2353955A1 (en) * 2010-02-10 2011-08-10 Kallista Properties Limited Ground effect load transportation
WO2011098756A1 (en) * 2010-02-10 2011-08-18 Kallista Properties Limited Ground effect load transportation

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