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US 5,314,617 AGranted
Accumulator for oil slick skimmer
OwnerDon S. Kartermaninventor
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Abstract
An accumulator for oil, water and/or sea life comprising an elongated hull having an inlet at one end thereof and an outlet at the other end thereof with the inlet comprising a sluice gate. A cover comprising a float means is used for controlling the vertical position and buoyancy of the accumulator relative to an associated craft.
Claims3
An accumulator comprising:
- an elongated hull,
- an inlet at one end thereof and an outlet at the other end thereof,
- said inlet being positioned at the top of said hull,
- said outlet being positioned at the bottom of said hull,
- said inlet comprising a sluice gate,
- a cover fitting over and sealing said hull,
- said cover comprising float means for controlling the vertical position and buoyancy of said accumulator,
- said float means comprising three parallelly arranged flotation shells extending longitudinally of said cover, and
- control means for filling and expelling sea water from said float means for controlling the buoyancy of the accumulator.
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