Patent ID: 6604478
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B60V,B63B,Y02T

Abstract:
A vessel for traveling over a surface of a water, said vessel including a hull for supporting said vessel upon said water's surface wherein said hull has at least one air cavity that is adapted to receive pressurized air from a blower, said hull further comprising:a first air introduction means for introducing said pressurized air from said blower into said at least one air cavity; sealing side hull portions adapted to reduce air loss from said at least one air cavity wherein said sealing side hull portions extend substantially parallel to said vessel's direction of movement along said hull; air lubricators for providing a lubricating air flow along said sealing side hull portions and within said hull; and a second air introduction means for providing a sealing airflow of pressurized air to an edge of said at least one air cavity wherein said second air introduction means provides air at a higher velocity than said first air introduction means.