Vessel with extendible ramp
US9586656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2027/141
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A water vessel is provided. The water vessel includes a hull, a deck, and a ramp. The hull has a front end, an aft end, a starboard side, a port side, a bottom, a bow at the front end, and a stem at the aft end. The bow is movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The deck is in the region of the bow. The ramp is located between the bottom of the hull and the deck in a retracted position. When the bow is in the open configuration, the ramp is movable to an extended position in which the ramp extends from the front end of the hull.
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