Stackable buoy with rope nesting grooves
OwnerBlair Thomas Gotellinventor
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Abstract
The buoy has small and large cylindrical sections contiguous with each other and having a common central axis. A hole extends along the common central axis, for receiving a mooring rope. The small section has dimensions to fitly engage into a cavity in the bottom of the large section, such that two buoys are stackable onto each other. In another aspect, the small section has grooves on its outside surface and the large section has notches in its rim. The grooves and the notches are advantageous for lodging a mooring rope and consequently for allowing the stacking of buoys that have their mooring ropes still attached to them.
Claims20
A buoy comprising;
- first and second cylindrical sections contiguous with each other and having a common central axis, and
- a hole there through along said central axis for receiving a mooring rope;
- said first section having a cylindrical cavity therein along said central axis;
- said cavity having an inside length and an inside diameter;
- said second section having an outside length and an outside diameter,
- said inside length being longer than said outside length and said inside diameter being larger than said outside diameter;
- said second section also having an outside cylindrical surface and an end surface substantially perpendicular to said central axis;
- said end surface having a diametrical groove there-across;
- said outside cylindrical surface having a first groove extending from said diametrical groove and along said outside length;
- said diametrical groove and said first groove defining a longitudinal plane along said central axis.
A pair of buoys comprising of first and second buoys, each having a respective volume and each comprising:
- first and second cylindrical sections contiguous with each other and having a common central axis and
- a hole there through along said central axis for receiving a mooring rope;
- said first section having a cylindrical cavity therein along said axis;
- said cavity having an inside length, an inside diameter and a rim;
- said second section having an outside cylindrical surface, an outside length, an outside diameter and an end surface substantially perpendicular to said central axis;
- said inside length being longer than said outside length and said inside diameter being larger than said outside diameter;
- said end surface having a diametrical groove there across;
- said outside surface of said second section having a first groove extending from said diametrical groove and along said outside length;
- said diametrical groove and said first groove defining a longitudinal plane along said central axis;
- said rim having a first radial notch therein extending along said plane, and
- said second section in said first buoy being mounted in said cavity of said second buoy.
A buoy comprising;
- first and second cylindrical sections contiguous with each other and having a common central axis, and
- a hole there through along said central axis for receiving a mooring rope;
- said first section having a cylindrical cavity therein along said central axis;
- said cavity having an inside length and an inside diameter;
- said second section having an outside length and an outside diameter;
- said inside length being longer than said outside length and said inside diameter being larger than said outside diameter;
- said second section also having an outside cylindrical surface and an end surface substantially perpendicular to said common central axis;
- said outside cylindrical surface having a first groove therein extending along said outside length and said common central axis.
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