Marine structure
AssigneeMarine Consultants Pty., Ltd.
InventorCharles T. Whitaker
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A marine structure having a buoyant tower flexibly connected to a base on the sea bed. The buoyant tower includes a buoyant tank which is movable in guide tracks extending lengthwise of the tower. The base may have drive tracks for moving along the sea bed so that material gathering, pipe laying or harbour construction operations on the sea bed can be carried out. For pollutants disposal the tower may receive waste, mix it with sea water and diffuse it into the sea.
Claims14
A marine structure comprising an elongated tower, means flexibly connecting said tower to an anchoring base on a sea bed, a buoyant member carried by said tower and being arranged for generally vertical movement therealong, said buoyant member totally circumferentially surrounds said tower, said buoyant member including at least one chamber, guide means longitudinal of said tower between said tower and said buoyant member for guiding relative vertical movement therebetween and restraining relative rotational movement therebetween, and means for fixedly securing said buoyant member relative to said tower at selected relative vertical positions therealong.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.