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US 4,067,285 AGranted
Modular floating structure
OwnerRobert M. Jones, Don E. Johnsoninventors
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Abstract
This invention provides a floating structure made up of a plurality of individual modules, each of which has conduits extending through its walls. Tension members are threaded through the conduits and placed under tension to hold the modules together in a rigid assembly. Fasteners also may be used in securing the walls together, along with complementary aligning means to assure that the modules are held in a predetermined relationship.
Claims7
A buoyant structure comprising
- a plurality of polygonal modules grouped in adjacency,
- each of said modules including a plurality of upstanding walls,
- said walls of said modules being positioned in a plurality of aligned rows extending in different directions,
- said rows intersecting at the ends of said walls,
- means defining openings through said walls such that said openings in each of said rows are in substantial axial alignment,
- and elongated tension members in said openings and extending the lengths of said rows for bearing upon said walls at the ends of said rows and holding said modules together,
- said elongated tension members where said rows so intersect being at different levels so that said tension members do not interfere with each other.
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A buoyant structure comprising
- at least two relatively large modules having portions in adjacency,
- each of said relatively large modules being made up of a plurality of smaller modules,
- and means interconnecting said relatively large modules, said interconnecting means including
- means defining openings through said relatively large modules substantially in axial alignment,
- and an elongated member extending through said openings,
- said elongated member being under tension for holding said relatively large modules in adjacency
- each of said relatively large modules including substantially vertical walls extending around said plurality of smaller modules,
- said substantially vertical walls being higher than the height of said smaller modules,
- said means defining said openings being located within said substantially vertical walls above said plurality of smaller modules.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.