Discontinuous panels for protecting the lower surface of a tabular iceberg and method of installing same
US4199273A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B35/086
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The panels are disposed in parallel to one another and are held in contact with the lower surface of a tabular iceberg by arms or cables attached to anchor points on the upper surface of the iceberg and by gas-filled chambers attached to the panels. The panels are stretched by ballast weights attached to their lower edges.
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