Title:
PROTECTION BARRIER APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004013561
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A protection apparatus protects a harbor or an area in a body of water or adjacent to a body of water. The protection apparatus floats on the body of water, and includes a plurality of barrier units positioned side-by-side, each of the barrier units includes a composite-based durable barrier structure. The barrier structure is configured to hold a net in place in order to protect an area in the body of water or abutting the body of water from waterborne craft. The protection apparatus also includes connectors respectively provided between adjacently-positioned ones of the barrier units. Each of the connectors includes a tensile member and a dampening member for handling forces applied to the protection barrier and for maintaining the integrity of the protection barrier.
Inventors:
KNEZEK ERICK B (US)
MARCY MATTHEW A (US)
TRUSTON ROBERT C (US)
MARCY MATTHEW A (US)
TRUSTON ROBERT C (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/019873
Publication Date:
October 21, 2004
Filing Date:
July 23, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ITA IND (US)
KNEZEK ERICK B (US)
MARCY MATTHEW A (US)
TRUSTON ROBERT C (US)
KNEZEK ERICK B (US)
MARCY MATTHEW A (US)
TRUSTON ROBERT C (US)
International Classes:
B63B5/24; F41H11/05; B63B35/34; (IPC1-7): F41H11/05; B63B35/34; B63G9/04; E02B3/06
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