A vessel with a hull supported by totally submerged ellipsoidal floats

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EP 0 873 934 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/47

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/44

(21)	Application number: 98302988.5

(22)	Date of filing: 17.04.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: B63B 1/10

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

21.04.1997 AR 10160097

(71)	Applicant: Dodero, Marcelo Luis
	Capital Federal (AR)

(72)	Inventor:
	Dodero, Marcelo Luis Capital Federal (AR)

(74)	Representative: Pearce, Anthony Richmond
	MARKS & CLERK, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham B1 1TT Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)

(54)	A vessel with a hull supported by totally submerged ellipsoidal floats

(57) This invention relates to a vessel whose hull (1) is above the surface of the water, and whose submerged and semi-submerged parts are oblong antirolling propelling floats (2,3) whose axes are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vessel. There are at least two floats (2,3) designed in such a way that driving resistance is minimum, righting moment is increased, and the vessel is more stable and easier to manoeuvre (Fig. 1).

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