Patent ID: 6364723
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60F,B63C,B63H

Abstract:
A multi-terrain vehicle for traveling over water, land and ice comprising:a hull having a bow, stern, and a centerline extending from the bow to the stern, said centerline having a midpoint, a first wheel, a second wheel, a first fender, a second fender, a first wheel well, and a second wheel well, said first fender enclosing an upper portion of said first wheel and said second fender enclosing an upper portion of said second wheel, said first wheel adapted to rotate in said first fender, said first fender pivotably attached to said first wheel well, said first fender having a first means to pivot from a first position to a second position, said second wheel adapted to rotate in said second fender, said second fender pivotably attached to said second wheel well, said second fender having a second means to pivot from a first position to a second position, said first wheel well and said second wheel well in parallel relation about said midpoint, said first wheel well having a first bottom opening through which when said first fender is pivoted to said second position, said first wheel is moved from a retracted to an extended position, said second wheel well having a second bottom opening through which when said second fender is pivoted to said second position, said second wheel is moved from a retracted to an extended position, whereby said first wheel and said second wheel may be retracted when said multi-terrain vehicle is traveling over water and said first wheel and said second wheel may be extended when said multi-terrain vehicle is traveling over land.