Jettison device for a ship, platform or other vessels
AssigneeS.T. Technologies, Inc.
InventorPerry Normann Stave
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Abstract
A jettison device isolates an object, particularly a potentially hazardous object on a ship, platform or similar object. The jettison device includes a housing with an opening configured to face towards an outside region, and a container configured to hold one or more of the objects. The jettison device further includes a container lock and a container jettison. A ship, platform or other vessel includes at least one of the jettison devices above and at least one jettison device arranged in or near a hull surface with the opening facing a region outside the hull surface.
Claims15
A jettison device for a ship or platform, comprising:
- a housing having an opening configured to face towards an outside region of the ship or platform,
- a container configured to hold one or more objects removably arranged in the housing and locked in the housing via a releasable lock, the container comprising a base at the bottom of the container, wherein a bottom surface of the base of the container is configured to slant downward toward the opening;
- a launch platform releasably connected to the housing and configured to support the container, the launch platform comprising a base having an upper surface that is configured to slant upward away from the opening;
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- a weight and buoyancy device connected to the container, configured to cause the container to sink to a predetermined depth in water;
- wherein the upward-slanting surface of the base of the launch platform complementarily contacts the downward-slanting surface of the base of the container, and wherein a releasable hinged connection is formed between the container and the launch platform.
A jettison device for a ship or platform, comprising:
- a housing having an opening configured to face towards an outside region of the ship or platform,
- a container configured to hold one or more objects;
- the container being removably arranged in the housing and locked in the housing via a releasable lock;
- the container comprising a protective cage structure holding said one or more objects and a base at the bottom of the protective cage structure, wherein a bottom surface of the base of the container is configured to slant downward toward the opening with respect to a bottom surface of the protective cage structure of the container;
- a launch platform releasably connected to the housing and configured to support the container, the launch platform comprising a base having an upper surface;
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- a weight and buoyancy device connected to the container, configured to cause the container to sink to a predetermined depth in water;
- wherein the upper surface of the base of the launch platform complementarily contacts the base of the container, and wherein a releasable hinged connection is formed between the container and the launch platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.