Dredging apparatus
US6374519B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02F5/28
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dredger for removing sand, silt and like material from a river or seabed has application to clearing wrecks and providing trenches in which, for example, pipeline may be laid. The dredger includes a body having first thrusters to direct, in use, a wash of water downwards an area of seabed. The dredger also includes an additional thruster to maintain the body of the apparatus above the seabed and to propel the body through the water.
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