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US 2018/0141764 A1Published application
Ship loading system
AssigneeFLSmidth A/S
InventorsLeslie Bartholomew, David Bergenstock, Louis DiBuo, Joseph Novicki
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Abstract
A ship loading system for loading fluidizable materials into a ship's hold is described. The system comprises a self-supporting tubular boom that is attached to a support tower at a single attachment point. An air gravity conveyor is enclosed within the tubular boom for materials from the vicinity of the support tower to the ship's hold.
Claims10
A ship loading system for loading fluidizable materials into a ship's hold comprising
- a support tower located adjacent to a dock area;
- a tubular boom that is attached to the support tower,
- said boom extending from the support tower into the area above a ship's hold;
- an air gravity conveyor that is enclosed within the tubular boom for fluidizing the materials and transporting said materials from the support tower to the ship's hold.
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A material conveyor and boom assembly for use in an operation for loading fluidizable materials onto a ship comprising
- a self-supporting tubular boom that is attached to a dockside support tower at a single attachment point, said boom extending from the support tower to above a ship's hold;
- and
- an air gravity conveyor that is enclosed within the tubular boom for fluidizing the materials and transporting said materials from the support tower to the ship's hold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.