Patent ID: 8636554
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: B60F,B63C

Abstract:
1. A buoyant rescue craft comprising: two pontoons interconnected by a connecting bar to form a catamaran structure with a bow and a stern with a void between the pontoons; a ladder narrower than the void adjustably, pivotally affixed at a variety of points approximately the midpoint of the ladder to the catamaran structure approximately midway between the bow and the stern of the catamaran structure; a quick release means of adjusting the pivot point of the ladder a means of pivoting the ladder; a deck structure bridging the rear void space of the pontoons; an adjustable pivotally mounted ladder that is offset in the portion adjacent to the deck structure; a ladder which is adjustably arranged to a variety of pivot points arranged on a pivot bar support; a variety of pivot points is provided by pivot bar supports affixed to each pontoon arranged to be parallel; at least one wheel mounted on the exterior side of each pontoon; a means of propelling the craft comprising; a wheel drive handle; an upper sprocket; a wheel drive support frame; a lower sprocket; a drive chain connecting the upper and lower sprocket; fins radially mounted on the wheel; and a telescoping pole with proximate and distal ends affixed to the craft at the distal end and terminating into a T-shaped handle at the proximate end.