Barge unloading terminal
OwnerLouis F. Rayinventor
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Abstract
A barge unloading terminal comprises a floating dock having platforms and a trough therebetween, a carrier in the nature of a plurality of rings is positioned within the trough, a barge is secured within the carrier, both the carrier and barge are adapted to ride upwardly along a ramp on one side of the trough, a plurality of hoppers in the one of the platforms, an A-frame on the platforms spanning the trough, and cables attached to the carrier at their ends and to a power source at their opposite ends whereby operation of the power source causes the carrier and barge to rise out of the trough and water and roll upwardly along the ramp to a point where the contents of the barge are discharged into the hoppers.
Claims14
A barge unloading terminal comprising:
- a float assembly in a body of water;
- a trough in said float assembly submerged in the water;
- a ramp extending from said trough;
- a carrier positioned within said trough;
- a barge in the carrier;
- a plurality of hoppers in said float assembly;
- and
- means for moving said carrier and barge along said ramp to a point where the contents of the barge are discharged into said hoppers.
A barge unloading terminal comprising:
- a floating dock in a body of water;
- a trough in said dock submerged beneath the water;
- a ramp extending from the trough;
- guide tracks on the ramp;
- a carrier positioned in the trough;
- a barge floated into the trough and carrier from the body of water;
- hoppers in the dock beneath the ramp;
- and
- means for raising the carrier and barge out of the water and rolling the carrier and barge upwardly along the ramp to a point where the contents of the barge will be discharged into the hoppers.
A barge unloading terminal comprising:
- a floating dock having platforms;
- a trough in said dock between the platforms, said trough being submerged beneath the water;
- a ramp extending from the trough;
- guide tracks on the ramp;
- a carrier in the trough;
- a barge secured within the carrier;
- hoppers in one of the platforms;
- an A-frame on the platforms spanning the trough;
- power means on one of the platforms and on the A-frame;
- cables attached to the carrier and power means whereby upon activation of the power means the carrier with the barge therein rises out of the water and rolls upwardly along the ramp on the tracks to a point where the contents of the barge will be discharged into the hopper;
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- conveyors cooperating with the hopper to convey the contents of the hopper to shore or ship facilities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.