Single net capture marine barrier system
US9683342B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B3/062
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A marine barrier has a plurality of column modules, each having a vertical column, and an impact net attached to and extending between the column modules. Each of the columns has four buoyant horizontal legs extending from its lower portion. A distal end of each of the legs is attachable to a distal end of a corresponding leg of an adjacent column module to form a series of diamond-shaped supports between the columns to support the columns and the impact net. When the barrier is floating in a body of water and a moving vessel impacts the impact net, the impact net deflects to transfer a force of the impact to one or more of the column modules, which in turn engage the water to transfer the force of the impact to the water, to arrest the motion of the vessel.
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