Tide self tuning modular wharf resilient connection system and method
OwnerJacques TANGUAY, François CÔTÉ +2inventors
InventorsJacques TANGUAY, François CÔTÉ, Bruno LECLERC, Octavian Corneliu TOMA
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Abstract
A connector for connecting a floating module to a beached module of a modular wharf, the connector comprising: a resilient member adapted for resiliently opposing movement of the floating module toward the beached module; a sliding connector for slidably connecting said floating module to said beached module to allow vertical movement of the floating module relative to the beached module during tides of said body of water while restricting horizontal and lateral movement of said floating module.
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A connector for connecting a floating module to a beached module of a modular wharf, the connector comprising:
- a resilient member adapted for resiliently opposing movement of the floating module toward the beached module;
- a sliding connector for slidably connecting said floating module to said beached module to allow vertical movement of the floating module relative to the beached module during tides of said body of water while restricting horizontal and lateral movement of said floating module.
A modular wharf comprising:
- a beached module secured to a bottom of a body of water to prevent vertical movement of the beached module during tides of said body of water;
- a floating module disposed on a surface of said body of water, near said beached module;
- a resilient member adapted for resiliently opposing movement of the floating module toward the beached module;
- a sliding connector for slidably connecting said floating module to said beached module to allow vertical movement of the floating module relative to the beached module during tides of said body of water while restricting horizontal and lateral movement of said floating module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.