Hull penetration assembly, components thereof and methods related thereto
AssigneeCM Technologies, Inc.
InventorMichael C. B. Stacey
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Abstract
An improved hull penetration assembly, and various components thereof are provided. These include a hull penetration mount with braces thereon, as well as a hull penetration mount comprising a lower chamber and a removable hatch coupled thereto. These further include a kit comprising these and other improvements together with a plug insertion apparatus, an object delivery apparatus, a light delivery apparatus and a borescope apparatus.
Claims20
A plug insertion apparatus configured to insert a plug into an aperture of a hull of a capsized vessel, the plug insertion apparatus comprising:
- an elongate member having a distal end connectable with the plug;
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- a pressurized conduit through which the elongate member slidably and sealably extends, the pressurized conduit thus inhibiting escape of air from an interior of the capsized vessel while the plug is inserted into the aperture via the elongate member.
A hull penetration mount comprising:
- a central conduit which selectively receives a drill and allows passage of pressurized air therethrough, the central conduit having an interior, an upper end, a lower end spaced-apart from the upper end, an exterior, and an opening positioned between the ends thereof, the opening extending from the interior to the exterior thereof;
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- a hatch extending across and sealing the opening in a closed position, the hatch being selectively removable from said opening, with the interior of the central conduit being accessible thereby.
An object delivery apparatus for use by a rescuer to deliver an object to a person trapped within an interior of a capsized vessel, the object delivery apparatus comprising:
- an elongate member having a distal end via which the object is coupled, the elongate member being shaped to extend through an aperture drilled into a hull of the capsized vessel such that the object is positionable within the interior of the capsized vessel;
- a release mechanism via which the object is separated from the elongate member and delivered to the person;
- and wherein either
- i) the release mechanism includes a push rod having a retracted position, with the push rod being moveable from the retracted position to an extended position in which the push rod operatively abuts the object and causes the object to be released from the elongate member, or
- ii) the object delivery apparatus further includes a container within which the object is disposed, with the container threadably coupling to the distal end of the elongate member or magnetically coupling to the distal end of the elongate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.