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US 10,486,782 B2Granted
Carrying device and operation method thereof
AssigneeIndustrial Technology Research Institute
InventorsYu-Chi Chang, Yi-Chen Li, Shih-Sheng Hsu
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a carrying device and an operation method thereof. The carrying device includes: a floating platform; and at least one flexible unit provided on a bottom side of the floating plate and having a cavity formed therein. The flexible unit is deformed under a stress to reduce the friction force between the flexible unit and the solid in the water, which allows the carrying device to break free from the solid without external help.
Claims12
A carrying device, comprising:
- a floating platform configured to float on a surface of a liquid;
- at least one flexible unit provided at a bottom side of the floating platform with a cavity formed therein and being immersed in the liquid, wherein the cavity is deformed when being subject to a force;
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- at least one pile foot provided at the bottom side of the floating platform, wherein the at least one pile foot is covered by the at least one flexible unit, and
- wherein the at least one flexible unit includes an inner-layer portion attached to the pile foot and an outer-layer portion free from being attached to the pile foot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.