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US 5,312,204 AGranted
Floating barrier apparatus
AssigneeOil Stop, Inc.
InventorKip B. Goans
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Abstract
A boom for collecting material floating on the surface of a body of water comprising: a first collapsible tube which can be stored either as flat layers of folded material or by rolling it on a roller; transverse seals along the length of the first tube to create a longitudinal sequence of first compartments; and, a second tube within the first tube, the second tube having transverse seals to form a longitudinal sequence of second compartments, these second compartments being generally concentric with the first tube and the first compartments. Pressurized gas communicates with each of these separate compartments so as to provide pressurization thereof.
Claims46
An inflatable float boom for confining material floatable on a liquid surface comprising:
- a) a first elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material, said first tube defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed;
- b) a second elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material and defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed, said second tube being disposed within said first tube;
- c) valve means connecting to said second collapsible tube through said first collapsible tube for inflating said second collapsible tube;
- d) a third elongated collapsible tube being formed of fluid impervious material and defining a flat reelable configuration when collapsed, said third tube having a substantially smaller diameter when expanded than said first tube with sealing means longitudinally securing said third tube to said first tube;
- and,
- e) a plurality of conduits spaced along the length of said third tube and respectively communicating between the bore of said third tube and said second tube, whereby pressurized gas supplied to an end of said third tube produces inflation of said second tube.
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An inflatable float boom for confining material floatable on a liquid surface comprising:
- a) a first elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material, said first tube defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed;
- b) sealing means separating the interior of said first tube into a plurality of first adjacent compartments sequentially disposed along the length of said first tube;
- c) a second elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material and defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed, said second tube being disposed within said first tube and being separated into a plurality of second adjacent compartments sequentially disposed along the length of said second tube;
- d) valve means connecting to said second adjacent compartments through said first adjacent compartments for inflating said second adjacent compartments;
- e) a third elongated collapsible tube being formed of fluid impervious material and defining a flat reelable configuration when collapsed, said third tube having a substantially smaller diameter when expanded than said first tube with sealing means longitudinally securing said third tube to said first tube;
- and,
- f) a plurality of conduits spaced along the length of said third tube and respectively communicating between the bore of said third tube and said second compartments, whereby pressurized gas supplied to an end of said third tube produces successive inflation of said second compartments.
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An inflatable float boom for confining material floatable on a liquid surface comprising:
- a) a first elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material, said first tube defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed;
- b) a second elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material and defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed, said second tube being disposed within said first tube;
- c) valve means connected to said second collapsible tube for inflating said second collapsible tube;
- and,
- d) zipper means forming a part of said first collapsible tube for providing access to said valve means, said zipper means being resealable and capable of withstanding the pressurization of said first collapsible tube.
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An inflatable float boom for confining material floatable on a liquid surface comprising:
- a) a first elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material, said first tube defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed;
- b) sealing means separating the interior of said first tube into a plurality of first adjacent compartments sequentially disposed along the length of said first tube;
- c) a second elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material and defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed, said second tube being disposed within said first tube and being separated into a plurality of second adjacent compartments sequentially disposed along the length of said second tube;
- and,
- d) valve means connecting to said second adjacent compartments for inflating said second adjacent compartments;
- and,
- e) zipper means forming a part of said first compartments for providing access to said valve means, said zipper means being resealable and capable of withstanding the pressurization of said first compartments.
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An inflatable float boom for confining material floatable on a liquid surface comprising:
- a) a first elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material, said first tube defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed;
- b) sealing means separating the interior of said first tube into a plurality of first adjacent compartments sequentially disposed along the length of said first tube;
- c) a second elongated collapsible tube formed of fluid impervious material and defining a flat, reelable configuration when collapsed, said second tube being disposed within said first tube and being separated into a plurality of second adjacent compartments sequentially disposed along the length of said second tube;
- d) valve means connecting to said first and second adjacent compartments for inflating said first and second adjacent compartments;
- e) a third elongated collapsible tube being formed of fluid impervious material and defining a flat reelable configuration when collapsed, said third tube having a substantially smaller diameter when expanded than said first tube with sealing means longitudinally securing said third tube to said first tube;
- and,
- f) a plurality of conduits spaced along the length of said third tube and respectively communicating between the bore of said third tube and said second compartments, whereby pressurized gas supplied to an end of said third tube produces successive inflation of said second compartments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.