Patent ID: 9016220
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A water vessel comprising: a frame; a plurality of hulls coupled to the frame, each one of the plurality of hulls coupled to the frame by a folding mechanism and configured to move, relative to the frame, between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration in which at least one dimension of the water vessel is reduced in respect of the deployed configuration; a plurality of thruster assemblies configured to provide thrust to the water vessel, each one of the plurality of thruster assemblies being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of hulls, each of the plurality of thruster assemblies removably coupled to a respective one of the plurality of hulls using one or more fasteners; and a protective device removably coupled to a respective one of the plurality of thruster assemblies, the protective device for preventing intake of foreign objects into the respective one of the plurality of thruster assemblies, the protective device removably coupled to the respective one of the plurality of thruster assemblies using one or more additional fasteners.