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US 11,518,479 B2Granted
Partially fixed tween decks
OwnerGovind Prasad Menoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus, vessel and method for forming a tween deck within the cargo hold of the vessel that comprises at least one fixed tween deck permanently secured to the interior of the vessel, an opening extending through the at least one fixed tween deck and at least one portable tween deck sized to be received within the opening so as to form a completed tween deck with the at least one fixed tween deck.
Claims8
A partially fixed tween deck apparatus for supporting loads in a marine vessel comprising:
- at least one fixed tween deck permanently secured to an interior wall of the vessel;
- an opening extending through the at least one fixed tween deck;
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- at least one portable tween deck sized to be received within the opening so as to form a completed tween deck with the at least one fixed tween deck.
1 more element
A cargo vessel comprising:
- a hull;
- a cargo hold sized to receive cargo defined by an interior wall;
- at least one fixed tween deck permanently secured to said interior wall;
- an opening extending through the at least one fixed tween deck;
- at least one portable tween deck sized to be received within the opening so as to form a completed tween deck with the at least one fixed tween deck.
2 more elements
A method for providing load supports in a marine vessel comprising:
- permanently securing at least one fixed tween deck to an interior wall of said vessel wherein the fixed tween deck has an opening extending therethrough;
- selectably locating at least one portable tween deck within the opening so as to form a completed tween deck with the at least one fixed tween deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.