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US 4,605,586 AGranted
Fire resistant oil spill barrier
AssigneeGlobe International Inc.
InventorPeter Lane
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Abstract
A portable, fire-resistant barrier for the containment of marine oil spills comprises a continuous length of interwoven high-temperature resistant yarns and metallic wires, coated with a high-temperature resistant synthetic polymeric resin. The woven fabric barrier is buoyed by fire-resistant buoys and stabilized with ballast.
Claims7
A fire-resistant, portable, barrier for the containment of marine oil spills, which comprises;
- (A) a continuous length of a fire-resistant fabric comprising interwoven yarns of heat-resistant material, coated with a liquid-impermeable film;
- said fabric being impermeable to a hydrocarbon petroleum oil;
- (B) a plurality of buoyant bodies attached to said fabric in a quantity and at positions sufficient to buoy the length of fabric on a body of water;
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- (C) means for stabilizing the length of fabric when buoyed upon said body of water.
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