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US 4,000,532 AGranted
Fending device for oil containment boom
OwnerErik C. Nielseninventor
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Abstract
A fending device for oil containment booms. A floating, open structure with vertical fenders extending above and below the waterline breasts oil boom away from vessels and other structures.
Claims10
A fending device for floating contaminent barriers comprising:
- an open planar structure;
- buoyant means associated with said structure to provide floatation thereof on water substantially coplanar to the surface of the water;
- and fender means extending transversely of the plane of said structure and extending above and below the waterline thereof to engage said barrier and block passage thereby.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.