Title:
Y-PANEL ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR BOOM INSTALLATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002088474
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an anchoring system for a containment/exclusion boom (10), the anchoring system including: a Y-panel member (22) which is adapted to be connected to a curtain (20) of a containment/exclusion boom (10), said Y-panel member comprising a first skirt panel (23) and a second skirt panel (23') each having their proximal ends joined together and each having a distal end (30, 30'); and means (32) for maintaining the distall ends of the first and second skirt panels substantially against the floor of a body of water upon introduction of the anchoring system into the body of water. Also disclosed are a containment/exclusion boom (10) which includes an anchoring system of the present invention and a method of containing/excluding contaminants from passage from one side to another side of a boom through the use thereof.
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Inventors:
DREYER HAROLD B
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/013231
Publication Date:
May 22, 2003
Filing Date:
April 26, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GUNDERBOOM INC (US)
International Classes:
E02B15/04; E02B15/06; (IPC1-7): E02B15/06
Foreign References:
| US1397891A | 1921-11-22 | |||
| US3548599A | 1970-12-22 | |||
| US3818708A | 1974-06-25 | |||
| US4244819A | 1981-01-13 | |||
| US5553972A | 1996-09-10 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1386039A4
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