Aquatic attach protection belt and chemical pellets therefor
US4917280A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/934
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A belt including a pair of opposite layers of sheet material and subdivided into a series of pockets for receiving pellets of shark-repulsive chemical. One of the pellets is untreated so as to dissolve in water relatively quickly, another of the pellets is impregnated with water soluble glue, another of the pellets is coated with the glue while a fourth of the pellets is coated with epoxy for preventing water application to the chemical of the pellet until the pellet is manually broken.
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