Tire assembly and a method of building a support structure in a marine environment using tires
OwnerDouglas Goeiinventor
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Abstract
A tire assembly for use in reclaiming land from a marine environment. An anchor having at least one cable connected thereto acts as a base to which tires are connected by threading them down the cable to form a cylindrical tower of tires which can be filled with concrete or filler if desired. A plurality of the tire assemblies can be positioned adjacent to one another and further interconnected for stability purposes and can form the basis for further structural elements.
Claims9
A method for reclaiming land from a marine environment comprising:
- lowering an anchor having at least one cable connected thereto to a bottom of a body of water;
- threading a plurality of tires down the at least one cable to form a cylindrical stack of tires on said anchor such that the at least one cable passes through a central void of each tire of said plurality of tires without penetrating each tire;
- and
- connecting a float to a top of said at least one cable.
A tire assembly for use in reclaiming land from a marine environment comprising:
- an anchor having at least one connector on a top surface thereof;
- at least one anchor cable connected at a first end to said connector;
- a plurality of tires threaded onto said at least one anchor cable and seated on said anchor such that the at least one cable passes through a central void of each tire of said plurality of tires;
- wire mesh wrapped about each tire of said plurality of tires;
- a float connected to said at least one anchor cable at a second end of said cable;
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- a solar panel seated atop said float, said solar panel connected, and providing a current, to said wire mesh.
A tire assembly for use in reclaiming land from a marine environment comprising:
- an anchor having at least one connector on a top surface thereof:
- at least one central anchor cable connected at one end to said connector;
- a plurality of tires threaded onto said anchor cable and seated on said anchor such that the at least one cable passes through a central void of each tire of said voids collectively define an inner column;
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- a plurality of guide cables spaced apart from each other to correspond to an inner diameter of the inner column wherein each tire of said plurality of tires has a wire mesh wrapped about it, said wire mesh sealed with a connecting wire to which a plurality of clips are connected, and wherein each of said plurality of guiding cables is threaded through a respective one of said plurality of clips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.