Patents Assigned to Ride the Ducks International, LLC
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Patent number: 8998662Abstract: A system for providing sealed shaft bearing is disclosed. The system can include housing and one or more end caps. The end caps can house one or more seals and one or more bearings for supporting a shaft. The housing can be watertight to prevent water from infiltrating the housing and to prevent lubricant, if any, from escaping the housing into the environment. The system can use a multi-piece design to facilitate repair and maintenance. The system can be easily retrofitted into systems, such as marine systems, that use conventional plain shaft bearings.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Ride The Ducks International, LLCInventors: Brian Deckard, Frank English
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Publication number: 20140169709Abstract: A system for providing sealed shaft bearing is disclosed. The system can include housing and one or more end caps. The end caps can house one or more seals and one or more bearings for supporting a shaft. The housing can be watertight to prevent water from infiltrating the housing and to prevent lubricant, if any, from escaping the housing into the environment. The system can use a multi-piece design to facilitate repair and maintenance. The system can be easily retrofitted into systems, such as marine systems, that use conventional plain shaft bearings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Ride the Ducks International, LLCInventors: Brian Deckard, Frank English
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Patent number: 8011077Abstract: A method of retrofitting a steering knuckle of an amphibious vehicle to make the knuckle and axle assembly water-tight includes the steps of providing a neoprene rubber boot; attaching a flange to an axle of the vehicle; clamping one end of the boot to the flange; clamping the other end of the boot to the steering knuckle; and attaching a steering stop to either the axle or the flange.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Ride the Ducks International, LLCInventor: Robert McDowell
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Patent number: 7793953Abstract: A boot for covering a steering knuckle of an amphibious vehicle comprising a flexible tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a molded groove for seating a first clamp, and wherein the second end comprises a straight cuff for clamping with a second clamp onto a flange of the steering mechanism of the amphibious vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Ride the Ducks International, LLCInventor: Robert McDowell
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Publication number: 20100223774Abstract: A boot for covering a steering knuckle of an amphibious vehicle comprising a flexible tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a molded groove for seating a first clamp, and wherein the second end comprises a straight cuff for clamping with a second clamp onto a flange of the steering mechanism of the amphibious vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: RIDE THE DUCKS INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventor: Robert McDowell
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Patent number: 7351124Abstract: A water-tight compartment for containing a penetration point on the hull of an amphibious vehicle, comprising a bottom panel comprising the hull of the amphibious vehicle; a forward panel of the box comprising a forward bulkhead of the amphibious vehicle; a rearward panel of the box comprising a rearward bulkhead of the amphibious vehicle; two lateral panels; and a top panel; wherein the panels are joined together in a water-tight manner and wherein there is a water-tight penetration point for a drive shaft in at least one of the panels.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Ride the Ducks International, LLCInventors: Robert McDowell, Frank English, Brian Deckard
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Publication number: 20080038966Abstract: A water-tight compartment for containing a penetration point on the hull of an amphibious vehicle, comprising a bottom panel comprising the hull of the amphibious vehicle; a forward panel of the box comprising a forward bulkhead of the amphibious vehicle; a rearward panel of the box comprising a rearward bulkhead of the amphibious vehicle; two lateral panels; and a top panel; wherein the panels are joined together in a water-tight manner and wherein there is a water-tight penetration point for a drive shaft in at least one of the panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2006Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: Ride The Ducks International, LLCInventors: Robert McDowell, Frank English, Brian Deckard