Oil Spill Barrier
AssigneeWoosb Limited
InventorTai Thanh Mai
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Abstract
A barrier member for an oil spill barrier configured for retaining one or more weights when assembled or combined with a second barrier member to form a barrier unit. A first barrier member has a first side for facing away from the second barrier member and a second side opposite the first side for facing towards the second barrier member in the barrier unit, the second side includes a substantially planar area for abutment to the second barrier member. The second side has at least one recessed region for receiving the one or more weights, the recessed region being recessed from the second side in a direction towards the first side relative to a plane of the substantially planar area. The second side has first and second elongate half-channels disposed to opposing sides of the at least one recessed region.
Claims20
A barrier member for an oil spill barrier, the barrier member being configured for retaining one or more weights when assembled or combined with a second barrier member to form a barrier unit, the first barrier member comprising:
- a first side for facing away from the second barrier member in the barrier unit;
- a second side opposite the first side of the barrier member for facing towards the second barrier member in the barrier unit, the second side including a substantially central area for abutment to the second barrier member, wherein the second side comprises:
- at least one recessed region for receiving the one or more weights, the at least one recessed region being recessed from the second side in a direction towards the first side;
- first and second elongate half-channels disposed to opposing sides of the at least one recessed region, at least part of the first elongate half-channel running along or adjacent to a first longitudinal edge of the second side, and at least part of the second elongate half-channel running along or adjacent to a second longitudinal edge of the second side.
An oil spill barrier unit for an oil spill barrier, comprising:
- a barrier body including an upper portion for lying above a waterline during use and a lower portion for lying below the waterline during use;
- at least one chamber disposed inside the barrier body for receiving a weight or ballast;
- a first barrier connection means in or on a first longitudinal side of the barrier body;
- a second barrier connection means in or on a second longitudinal side of the barrier body;
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- at least one fluid communication means between the at least one chamber and an exterior of the barrier body for, when the barrier unit is deployed in a body of water, allowing water from the body of water into the at least one chamber.
An oil spill barrier for use in containing an oil spill on water, comprising:
- a plurality of first barrier units;
- a plurality of second barrier units which are flexible connection members, wherein each second barrier unit connects a neighbouring pair of the plurality of first barrier units together, spacing the neighbouring pair of first barrier units apart;
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- one or more retaining members for retaining the plurality of second barrier units in connection with respective pairs of the first barrier units, wherein the or each of the one or more retaining members spans between at least one pair of the first barrier units in a position above the or each second barrier unit connected between the at least one pair of the first barrier units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.