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US 2014/0231275 A1Published application
Collection Receptacles For Gases
OwnerSalam Awada, Paul Manning +1inventors
InventorsSalam Awada, Paul Manning, Rex Spendlove
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Abstract
A gas collection receptacle includes a segmented top portion and one or more side portions creating a volume for collecting gases. The gas collection receptacle, configured to float on a pond, lagoon, or other area, also includes interlocking side and end portions enabling multiple receptacles to connect, thus forming a substantially continuous covering.
Claims6
A substantially rectangular gas collection receptacle, comprising:
- a top portion with first and second side and first and second end portions connected to the top portion thereby forming an interior volume, the interior volume of the receptacle having a concave shape that forms an inverse funnel within the receptacle to assist in the collection of gasses;
- a fishbone structure located on the top portion of the receptacle, the structure having a longitudinal ridge perpendicular and connected to a plurality of lateral ridges;
- a first side connector located on the first side of the receptacle, and a second side connector located on the second and opposite side of the receptacle, said connectors being configured to releasably interlock with side connectors of other receptacles;
- a first end connector located on the first end of the receptacle, and a second end connector located on the second and opposite end of the receptacle, said connectors being configured to releasably interlock with end connectors of other receptacles;
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- the receptacle operable to collect gases emitted from the surface of waste deposit sites, bodies of water, and areas containing relatively high concentrations of organic matter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.