Patent ID: 8676412
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A boat with a reactive suspension system with integrated braking and steering systems comprising: an upper hull section housing said boat's operational controls and passenger compartment; a lower hull section housing a propulsion system; a reactive suspension system connecting and dispersed between said upper hull section and said lower hull section; at least one upper subframe rigidly affixed to said upper hull section; at least one lower subframe rigidly affixed to said lower hull section; a first pressurized actuation system; at least one pair of rigid swingarms; and at least one pair of shock absorbers each having a distal end pivotally connected to said upper subframe and each having a proximate end pivotally connected to one of said pair of swingarms; wherein said suspension system vertically separates said lower hull from said upper hull and conjoins said hulls into a unitary hull configuration; and wherein said upper subframe and said lower subframe each lie in a mirrored configuration on both sides of a longitudinal centerline of said boat; and wherein said rigid swingarms have a first end pivotally connected to said upper subframe and have a second end pivotally connected to said lower subframe; wherein said first pressurized actuation system is in operational connection with said shock absorbers so as to increase or decrease the distance between said distal ends and proximate ends thereby separating or conjoining said upper hull section from said lower hull section.