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US 6,875,345 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for installing and removing disposable netting systems in floatables control systems
OwnerPeter J. Hannahinventor
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Abstract
In previous netting systems using disposable netting frames, the wooden frame may become jammed in the diverter frame. The present invention provides a rigid frame for installing and holding the wooden netting frame in the diverter frame and which releases the wooden frame for disposal.
Claims14
A system for replaceably securing a netting sack in the diverter frame of a floatables control system, wherein said netting sack comprises a mouth secured to a rigid netting sack frame and said diverter frame comprises receiving frame means for removably receiving said netting sack frame, said system comprising a netting sack lilting frame comprising:
- i) two opposed rigid parallel frame members, said frame members being adapted to removably receive between them said rigid netting sack flame, and being movable from a first closed position in which said netting sack is held between said frame members to a second open position wherein said netting sack frame is released from between said frame members, said frame members being sized to be received in said receiving frame means when said frame members am in said closed position;
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- ii) means fix removably attaching lifting means to said netting sack lifting frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.