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US 2022/0074158 A1Published application
Buoyant containment and/or filtration
AssigneeInnermost Containment Systems L.L.C.
InventorMichael ZLOTKIN
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed here include a containment system and methods of containment which may include a segmented buoyant rim. Certain embodiments also include an inflatable rim with at least one inflation/deflation valve in the rim segments and ballast in the rim segments. Additionally, certain embodiments include material connected to the rim segments, to enclose a void created in the rim and to hang below the buoyant rim.
Claims10
A system, comprising,
- two tubular chambers, the two tubular chambers connected to one another by a hinge;
- wherein each of the two tubular chambers configured to hold air, and
- wherein each of the two tubular chambers including an inflation/deflation valve configured to allow air into and out of the respective chamber and hold air in the chamber when not activated;
- and
- a wall of material attached to each of the two tubular chambers, the wall material configured to hang from the two tubular chambers.
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