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US 11,001,352 B1Granted
Vessel and system for removing refuse from a body of water
OwnerElias Nassiminventor
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Abstract
A vessel that is configured to remove trash from a body of water includes a trash intake portion, a trash processing portion, a compactor, and a plurality of components configured to allocate compacted trash onboard the vessel.
Claims21
A vessel configured to remove trash from a body of water, the vessel comprising:
- a trash intake portion;
- a trash processing portion;
- a compactor;
- and
- a plurality of components configured to allocate compacted trash onboard the vessel;
- wherein the trash intake portion includes a funnel and a trash conveyor mechanism extending between the funnel and the trash processing portion,
- wherein the trash conveyor mechanism includes a conveyor belt extending between the funnel and the trash processing portion, and at least one selected from a first paddle wheel disposed along a length of the conveyor belt and extending in a first direction corresponding to a width-wise direction of the conveyor belt and a second paddle wheel disposed above the conveyor belt,
- wherein, when the trash conveyor mechanism includes both the first and second paddle wheels, the second paddle wheel extends in a second direction crossing the first direction.
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A vessel configured to remove trash from a body of water, the vessel comprising:
- a trash intake portion;
- a trash processing portion;
- a compactor;
- and
- a plurality of components configured to allocate compacted trash onboard the vessel, wherein the plurality of components includes:
- first and second elongated members extending in a first direction and spaced apart from one another;
- a gantry frame extending between the first and second elongated members and slidably engaged therewith such that the gantry frame can be selectively moved in the first direction along a length of the first and second elongated members;
- and
- a gantry crane slidably engaged with the gantry frame such that the gantry crane can be selectively moved on the gantry frame in a second direction that crosses the first direction.
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A vessel configured to remove trash from a body of water, the vessel comprising:
- a trash intake portion;
- a trash processing portion;
- a compactor;
- and
- a plurality of components configured to allocate compacted trash onboard the vessel,
- wherein the compactor includes:
- an input opening configured to receive ground trash;
- a piston configured to compact the received trash into a mass of trash;
- and
- an output opening configured to output the mass of trash,
- wherein the compactor further includes an outfeed table configured to support the output mass of trash, and
- wherein the outfeed table is rotatably coupled to the compactor in order to allow the output mass of trash to fall downwardly by virtue of gravity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.