Permeable Concrete Vessel for Creating Floating Aquatic Habitats
AssigneeOhio State Innovation Foundation
InventorsJacob Ross Boswell, Martin Koelsch, Lisa E. Burris
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Abstract
A permeable floating concrete vessel for creating floating aquatic habitats is disclosed. The vessel includes an interior space to hold growth material and a plant. The vessels includes one or more channels so a root of the plant can extend through the channel and into a body of water in which the vessel is secured. The vessel is made from a buoyant material, such as water-permeable concrete material. In an exemplary embodiment the water-permeable concrete material includes a mixture of cement, glass microspheres, expanded glass aggregate, and microfibers. Two or more vessels may be connected together via a connecting member to form an array of the vessels.
Claims19
A vessel for providing a floating aquatic habitat in a body of water comprising:
- a conically-shaped sidewall defining an interior space for holding a growth medium and a plant, the conically-shaped sidewall including one or more channels extending through the conically-shaped sidewall such that a root of the plant may extend through the conically-shaped sidewall and into the body of water,
- wherein the conically-shaped sidewall is formed on a buoyant material.
A vessel for providing a floating aquatic habitat in a body of water comprising:
- a curved sidewall;
- and
- a bottom member coupled to the curved sidewall to define an interior space for holding a growth medium and a plant, the bottom member including one or more channels extending through the bottom member such that a root of the plant may extend through the bottom member and into the body of water,
- wherein the curved sidewall and the bottom member are formed of a buoyant material.
An array of vessels for providing a floating aquatic habitat in a body of water comprising:
- at least two vessels, each vessel comprising:
- a curved sidewall;
- and
- a bottom member coupled to the curved sidewall to define an interior space for holding a growth medium and a plant, the bottom member including one or more channels extending through the bottom member such that a root of the plant may extend through the bottom member and into the body of water,
- wherein the curved sidewall and the bottom member are formed of a buoyant material;
- and
- a connecting member connecting the at least two vessels together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.