Flying submarine

• US 3,092,060 A
• Filed: 01/17/1958
• Issued: 06/04/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1958
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Donald V. Reid
• Original Assignee: Donald V. Reid
• Inventors: Reid, Donald V.
• Application Number:
  US03/709,588
• Time in Patent Office: 1,964 Days
• US Class Current: 114/313
• CPC Class Codes: B63G 8/001 Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations self-propelled or direction controlled diving chambers with mechanical link to a base B63C11/42
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 37/00 Convertible aircraft

Claims

1. A CRAFT FOR TRAVELLING THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT FLUID MEDIUMS COMPRISING, SUPPORTING BODY MEANS, BUOYANCY CONTROL MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN THE BODY MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE BODY MEANS WITHIN ONE OF THE FLUID MEDIUMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESSURE THEREOF, DYNAMIC LIFT MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE BODY MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE BODY MEANS WITHIN THE OTHER FLUID MEDIUM, SUPPLEMENTAL BUOYANCY MEANS OPERATIVELY MOUNTED WITHIN THE DYNAMIC LIFT MEANS AND SELECTIVELY RENDERED OPERATIVE TO SUPPLEMENT THE BUOYANCY CONTROL MEANS WHEN EXPOSED TO SAID ONE FLUID MEDIUM AND MEANS FOR RENDERING THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUOYANCY MEANS INOPERATIVE WHEN THE BODY MEANS IS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID OTHER FLUID MEDIUM AND PROPULSION MEANS MOUNTED IN THE BODY MEANS OPERATIVE TO RENDER THE LIFT MEANS EFFECTIVE WHEN THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUOYANCY MEANS IS INOPERATIVE.