Waterborne Waste-Disposal Vessel
AssigneeThe Buffalo Bayou Partnership
InventorsCurtis Michael Garver, John Arthur Robinson, III
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Abstract
A waterborne vessel includes a removable container having two or more wheels, one or more guiderails substantially beneath the removable container, a vacuum having a fan, and at least one winch coupled to the container via one or more of a rope, a cable, and a chain. The removable container is disposed upon a top surface of a body of the waterborne vessel. The one or more guiderails are operable to direct a movement of the two or more wheels of the removable container. The at least one winch is operable to pull the container generally along the one or more guiderails. Actuation of the fan causes one or more objects to be drawn substantially upward into the vacuum. The one or more objects are delivered to the removable container.
Claims20
A waterborne vessel, comprising:
- a removable container disposed upon a top surface of a body of the waterborne vessel;
- two or more wheels coupled to the removable container;
- one or more guiderails substantially beneath the removable container, wherein the one or more guiderails are operable to direct a movement of the two or more wheels;
- at least one winch coupled to the container via one or more of a rope, a cable, and a chain, wherein the at least one winch is operable to pull the container generally along the one or more guiderails;
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- a vacuum comprising a fan, wherein actuation of the fan causes one or more objects to be drawn substantially upward into the vacuum, and wherein the one or more objects are delivered to the removable container.
A waste disposal system, comprising:
- a container disposed upon a top surface of a body of the waste disposal system;
- a vacuum comprising a fan, wherein actuation of the fan causes one or more objects to be drawn into the vacuum, and wherein the one or more objects are delivered to the container;
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- an actuatable arm coupled to the vacuum, wherein the actuatable arm is operable to control a position of at least a portion of the vacuum.
A method, comprising:
- controlling a waterborne vessel such that the waterborne vessel moves to a location having one or more objects;
- actuating a vacuum to draw the one or more objects into the vacuum;
- delivering the one or more objects into a container;
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- removing the container from the waterborne vessel via a winch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.