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US 12,709,364 B1Granted
Modular floating deck structure
AssigneeAmerican Muscle Docks & Fabrication LLC
InventorsLucas Diserio, Paul Diserio, Marc Hannah
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AssigneeAmerican Muscle Docks & Fabrication LLC
InventorsLucas Diserio, Paul Diserio, Marc Hannah
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It has been found that there are a multitude of significant advantages associated with modular floating deck structures which are comprised of at least one deck section which includes a frame having float drums attached to the bottom side thereof and a deck which is attached to the top side thereof, wherein the frame is comprised of structural boards which are comprised of certain fiber reinforced plastics. Such modular floating dock structures are strong, light-weight, highly durable, extremely resistant to corrosion and decay, and can be easily assembled from prefabricated sections. They also have the ability to rise and fall to meet changes in water level. They are superior to conventional floating dock structures in that they are highly resistant to corrosion and decay and accordingly provide greatly improved reliability and an extended service life.
A modular floating deck structure which is comprised of at least one deck section which includes a frame having float drums attached to the bottom side thereof and a deck which is attached to the top side thereof, wherein the frame is comprised of structural boards which are comprised of a fiber reinforced plastic, wherein the structural boards are affixed together with metal hardware which is adapted to maintain the frame in a desired orientation, wherein the deck section includes a mooring connector, and wherein the mooring connector is an angle iron having a cylindrical pipe which is affixed to the inside angle thereof.
A modular floating deck structure which is comprised of at least one deck section which includes a frame having float drums attached to the bottom side thereof and a deck which is attached to the top side thereof, wherein the frame is comprised of structural boards which are comprised of a fiber reinforced plastic, and wherein the structural boards are affixed together with metal hardware which is adapted to maintain the frame in a desired orientation, wherein the reinforced plastic is carbon fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride, wherein the fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride is further comprised of graphene, and wherein at least 50 percent of the carbon-carbon bonds on the edges of the graphene structure are in the zig-zag configuration, the armchair configuration, or the bay configuration.
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