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US 12,709,850 B2Granted
Marina
OwnerMark Andrew Fraserinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a marina. The marina includes a spine. Vessel berths extend along the spine and are configured to enable vessels to berth obliquely to the spine. Advantageously, the vessels may be berthed obliquely to the spine, avoiding tight 90° turns, for safer berthing of the vessels. The berths may be reconfigured to accommodate vessels of different size, on a needs basis, for improved berthing efficiency.
Claims18
A marina including:
- a spine that is zig-zagged or corrugated in shape;
- and
- vessel berths extending along the spine and for enabling vessels to berth obliquely to the spine;
- wherein each berth includes at least one rib extending from a single side of the spine.
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A marina including:
- a wharf;
- one or more spines extending from the wharf;
- and
- vessel berths extending along opposite sides of each spine and for enabling vessels to berth obliquely to the spine and/or the wharf, the vessels not being berthed in parallel;
- wherein the wharf defines protrusions from which respective spines extend and/or cutouts to receive vessels.
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A marina including:
- a spine that is zig-zagged or corrugated in shape;
- and
- vessel berths extending along the spine and for enabling vessels to berth obliquely to the spine;
- wherein each berth has an internal perimeter defined by three orthogonal edges, the edges obliquely aligned with a wharf from which the spine extends.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.