Hand-held channel marker
AssigneeGilman Corporation
InventorsElizabeth A. Gilman, Richard L. Gilman
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Abstract
A buoy comprising: an annular upper portion disposed on a lower portion; a drain hole disposed in the upper portion proximate to the lower portion; a handhold disposed in the upper portion distal to the lower portion; an attachment member disposed in the lower portion and protruding from a bottom of the lower portion, wherein the bottom is opposite the upper portion; and wherein at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion comprises a closed cell foam.
Claims12
A buoy comprising:
- an annular central component having an upper end and a lower end;
- a drain hole disposed in a wall of the central component,
- a hand hold disposed in a wall of the central component;
- a collar disposed around the annular central component;
- a ballast disposed on the lower end of the annular central component;
- an attachment member protruding from the ballast and in a direction opposite the lower end;
- wherein the hand hold is proximate to the upper end;
- and
- wherein the annular central component comprises the same closed cell foam over the entirety of the annular central component.
A method of marking a location and a body of water, the method comprising disposing a buoy in the body of water, the buoy comprising:
- an annular central component having an upper end and a lower end;
- a drain hole disposed in a wall of the central component,
- a hand hold disposed in a wall of the central component;
- a collar disposed around the annular central component;
- a ballast disposed on the lower end of the annular central component;
- an attachment member protruding from the ballast and in a direction opposite the lower end;
- wherein the hand hold is proximate to the upper end;
- and
- wherein the annular central component comprises the same closed cell foam above and below the collar.
A method of repairing a buoy, the method comprising:
- heating an area of closed cell foam to be repaired;
- disposing a repair material comprising closed cell foam in the area;
- heating the repair material;
- and
- contacting the heated repair material with an iron to repair the buoy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.