Multipurpose floating structure
OwnerAtsushi Matsuiinventor
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Abstract
A multipurpose floating structure comprises a large number of flotation units joined together in a regular reticulated pattern in one or more horizontal tiers, each flotation unit comprising: a square plate; a watertight can structure of inverted conical shape fixed at its base to the lower surface of the square plate; a vertical leg column fixed at its upper end to the vertex part of the can structure; a concrete weight disposed around and supported on the leg column; and connecting fittings for connecting the corners of the square plates of four adjacent flotation units at their common meeting point.
Claims5
A multipurpose floating structure comprising a plurality of flotation units joined together in a coherent, tesselated or reticulated pattern, as viewed in plan view, in at least one horizontal tier, each flotation unit comprising:
- a flat plate of a geometrical shape in plan view such as to fit snugly with the flat plates of adjacent flotation units to form said pattern;
- a watertight can structure of inverted conical shape, of a vertex angle of the order of 90 degrees, fixed at the base thereof in a watertight manner to the lower surface of the flat plate;
- a vertical leg column fixed at the upper end thereof to the lower vertex part of the can structure and having connection means at the lower end thereof;
- a weight disposed around and supported on the leg column;
- and connecting means for connecting the flotation unit to adjacent flotation units to form said pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.