Jettison device for a ship, platform or other vessels
AssigneeS.T. Technologies, Inc.
InventorPerry Normann STAVE
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Abstract
A jettison device isolates an object, particularly a potentially hazardous object on a ship, platform or similar object. The jettison device includes a housing with an opening configured to face towards an outside region, and a container configured to hold one or more of the objects. The jettison device further includes a container lock and a container jettison. A ship, platform or other vessel includes at least one of the jettison devices above and at least one jettison device arranged in or near a hull surface with the opening facing a region outside the hull surface.
Claims6
A jettison device for a ship or platform, comprising:
- a housing having an opening configured to face towards an outside region of the ship or platform,
- a container configured to hold one or more objects removably arranged in the housing and locked in the housing via a releasable lock;
- a launch platform releasably connected to the housing and configured to support the container;
- wherein complementary slanted surfaces are respectively formed on the launch platform and the container, or a releasable hinged connection is formed between the container and the launch platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.