Foam core barge and method of assembly
OwnerDouglas R. Hunter, Newman Stanleyinventors
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Abstract
The instant invention is a deck barge or other vessel formed using a core of styrofoam members stiffened by fiberglass cladding with said styrofoam/fiberglass core being partially clad in concrete, which concrete is reinforced with “L” or “U” shaped rebar over/around corners and which concrete is also sheathed on its exterior and interior sides by fiberglass matting that is concrete saturated during the process in order to produce a simple, easily manufactured design that is unsinkable, inexpensive, and carries substantial weight for its size. In the preferred embodiments, the concrete cladding entirely covers the port and starboard sides as well as the top/deck of the vessel and portions of the bottom.
Claims16
A vessel hull having a foam and fiberglass core encased in concrete, comprising;
- an inner core for said hull formed from a plurality of foam members encased in epoxy infused fiberglass matting and fastened together to form a vessel hull shape;
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- an outer concrete layer of said hull covering some portion of said inner core.
A method for constructing a vessel hull having a foam and fiberglass core encased in concrete, comprising:
- forming an inner core for said hull from a plurality of foam members encased in epoxy infused fiberglass matting and fastened together to form a vessel hull shape;
- forming an outer concrete layer of said hull around and covering some portion of said inner core;
- wherein said inner core serves as the inner side of a concrete mold for the forming of said outer concrete layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.