Fish cage screen and cleaning apparatus
US8881683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B59/08
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The device includes a screen cleaning brush with multiple fibers or cleaning fingers made from a flexible material with a hook and barb shape. The hook is designed to trap the screen strand as it passes and rotates on a flexible arm to clean the adjacent and opposite side of the strand and then flexes to release the strand. The instant invention has a unique propulsion system and navigation system that enables automatic navigation of the cleaning apparatus on the screen of the aquaculture cage. Alternative the screen cleaning can be performed with a frame having fins to assist in the directional placement of the cleaning fingers against a submersed screen.
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