Dragging apparatus with ripper shank
AssigneeCashman Dredging and Marine Contracting, Co., LLC
InventorsJay Cashman, Frank Belesimo, Aiden Horan, Timothy Mannering, Norman Bourque
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Abstract
A dragging apparatus has a carriage body. The carriage body has at least one attachment portion. The attachment portion is configured to connect the carriage body to a drag barge. At least one ripper shank is disposed on the carriage body. The ripper shank extends downwardly from the carriage body. A method for operating a dragging apparatus includes providing a barge and a dragging apparatus, and then lowering the dragging apparatus to a floor or bottom of a body of water to agitate the floor or bottom.
Claims20
A dragging apparatus, comprising:
- a carriage body having at least one attachment portion configured to connect the carriage body to a drag barge;
- and
- at least one ripper shank disposed on the carriage body and extending downwardly from the carriage body.
A dragging apparatus and barge assembly, comprising:
- a carriage body having at least one attachment portion;
- at least one line, the line having a first end disposed on the attachment portion and a second end disposed on the barge;
- and
- at least one ripper shank disposed on the carriage body and extending downwardly from the carriage body.
A method of operation for a dragging apparatus, comprising:
- providing a barge;
- providing a dragging apparatus having a carriage body having at least one attachment portion configured to connect the carriage body to a drag barge, at least one ripper shank disposed on the carriage body and extending downwardly from the carriage body;
- lowering the dragging apparatus to a floor or bottom of a body of water;
- and
- agitating the floor or bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.