Patent ID: 7497182

Claim:
A floatation apparatus for an all terrain vehicle, comprising: a bridging support adapted to extend under the all terrain vehicle from a first side to a second side, the bridging support having a first end and a second end, the bridging support having a first float support extending upwardly and outwardly from the first end which is adapted to suspend a first float member, and a second float support extending upwardly and outwardly from the second end which is adapted to suspend a second float member, the bridging support having a protective cover plate; the bridging support includes horizontally telescoping extensions that carry the first float support and the second float support such that the distance between the first float support and the second float support can be telescopically adjusted, means being provided to affix the telescoping extensions in a selected telescopic position, each of the telescoping extensions of the bridging support include a first tubular member having at least one locking pin apertures, a second tubular member which is telescopically received within the first tubular member, the second tubular member having a plurality of axially spaced locking pin apertures, the telescopic extensions being affixed in a selected telescopic position by extending a locking pin through the at least one locking pin aperture of the first tubular member and into a selected one of the plurality of axially spaced locking pin apertures of the second tubular member; the first float is detachably secured to the first float support by straps that depend from the first float support and the second float is detachably secured to the second float support by straps that depend from the second float support, each of the first float support and the second float support include horizontally telescoping extensions that carry the straps, such that the distance between the straps is telescopically adjustable, each of the telescoping extensions of the first float support and the second float support includes a first tubular member having at least one locking pin apertures, a second tubular member which is telescopically received within the first tubular member, the second tubular member having a plurality of axially spaced locking pin apertures, the telescopic extensions being affixed in a selected telescopic position by extending a locking pin through the at least one locking pin aperture of the first tubular member and into a selected one of the plurality of axially spaced locking pin apertures of the second tubular member, and means for mounting the bridging support to an underside of the all terrain vehicle.