Patents by Inventor Paul A. Blunschi

Paul A. Blunschi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4593640
    Abstract: An improved pontoon system designed for supporting a motorcycle of the three-wheel off-road variety. The pontoons are connected through a pivoting frame to the main motorcycle structure. The position of the pontoons is controlled by a lever arm and handle, secured by locking pins, permitting the pontoons to be positioned in three positions. The first, a fully lowered flotation position, supports a three-wheeler motorcycle on the water to a depth sufficient that the drive wheels of the motorcycle will, through a paddle wheel effect, propel the motorcycle through water. A second, water entry and water exit position, is somewhat higher so that the pontoons will clear small obstacles as the motorcycle enters or leaves the water. A third, overhead terrain traversal position, permits the motorcycle to be driven through rough underbrush and undergrowth and the like while the pontoons are fully clear of any ground obstacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Inventor: Paul A. Blunschi