AMPHIBIOUS ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE INCLUDING A MECHANISM FOR LOWERING A PERSON OF LIMITED MOBILITY, AN ELDERLY PERSON AND/OR AN ABLE-BODIED PERSON INTO WATER

摘要

The invention relates to an amphibious all-terrain vehicle including a mechanism for lowering a person of limited mobility, an elderly person and/or an able-bodied person into water. The invention enables an able-bodied person or a person of limited mobility, seated on a cradle chair (5, Fig. 1), to move over difficult terrain and to have access to water sports and recreational facilities. The invention comprises four large wheels (2-3, Fig. 2) and a high-capacity, U-shaped float (1) which can support one or more people out of water and which is coupled to a lifting mechanism (10, Fig. 1) to facilitate the lowering of users into water. According to the invention, the user is protected from the weather by a removable roof (7, Fig. 1). The user can be moved over a body of water by means of two propulsion mechanisms (16 and 21, Fig. 2) which can be manually or electrically actuated depending on the person's disability.