Method and system for a towed vessel suitable for transporting liquids
OwnerAllen Szydlowski, Ian Szydlowskiinventors
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Abstract
A portable towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in navigation and storage of the device, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, and means for emptying and deflating a towed vessel. Aspects of the present invention further include the ability to quickly fill and evacuate a towed vessel and features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of fluid to be transported.
Claims20
A method for storing and conveying fluids, said method comprising:
- (a) providing:
- a non-rigid, water-impermeable device with an elongate shape having a first end, a second end and having a generally planar and streamlined shape in plan view;
- the first end comprising a first attachment device;
- the second end comprising a second attachment device;
- a plurality of ports for intake and exhaust of fluids;
- at least one of the plurality of ports comprising a valve for the user to adjust buoyancy of the device;
- at least a portion of the device containing a fluid of lower density than a fluid through which said device is transported;
- one or more valves in two-way communication with at least a portion of an interior volume of the device and an outside environment;
- a transmitter for conveying information related to the geographic position of the device;
- at least a portion of an internal surface area of the device being comprised of a flexible and tear resistant material;
- a mooring device;
- an anchored member having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal length;
- and
- a translatable device disposed on the longitudinal length of the anchored member;
- (b) securing the first attachment device of the first end to the mooring device;
- (c) securing the second attachment device of the second end to the translatable device disposed on the longitudinal length of the anchored member;
- (d) lowering the translatable device to a submerged position;
- and
- (e) positioning the device in a substantially vertical position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.