AU2001100410A4 - Bouyancy keel - Google Patents
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Patents Acts 1990 2001 INITIAL SPECIFICATION INNOVATIVE PATENT Bouyancy Keel The Invention is described in the following statement: Page 1 of 6 Bouyancy Keel The invention relates to the stabilising of underwater devices in tidal and current movements against yawl, pitch and roll.
The Bouyancy Keel is a component of the SeaPod, a securable underwater device with depth control mechanisms on which food may be grown, power generated, marine research and eco tourism undertaken, and many other activities conducted.
The SeaPod allows the utilisation of the water space between the sea floor and sea surface for productive purposes. The SeaPod is secured to the sea floor with an adjustable cable assembly that attaches to the base of a pod so the usual form of ballast keel as per a yacht is not practical in this case, as keel and cables could become entangled.
The invention is in the form of a tank of air or gas that is firmly attached to the top of a SeaPod by a rigid structure, the exact reverse of a keel on a boat. As water movements push a yacht to yawl, pitch and roll the downward pull of the weighted keel assists in bringing the yacht back to level. As water movements push a SeaPod to yawl, pitch and roll the upward push of the bouyancy keel assists in bringing a SeaPod back to level.
The invention can take many forms, all comprising a rigid structure with a bouyancy factor that is used to stabilise an underwater devices.
The Bouyancy Keel can be made of suitable materials as follows: 1. Keel Structure Metals, Woods, Plastics and similar materials.
2. Bouyancy Tank: Plastics, Concrete as a thin coating Metals and synthetic materials.
Page 2 of 6 To assist with the understanding of the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which show how the invention operates and gives an example of the invention.
In the Drawings: FIG. 1 Shows one example of a Bouyancy Keel according to this invention.
Referring to FIG. 1 It can be seen that this Bouyancy Keel according to this invention comprises two support arms for a cylinder containing air or gas.
These support arms are firmly fixed to the SeaPod so that any yawl, pitch and roll of the SeaPod resulting from water movements will cause the bouyancy factor of the invention to compensate, and return the SeaPod to a balanced level.
It will be realised that the Bouyancy Keel according to this invention is not restricted to the form of Bouyancy Keel as shown in the example, but may take any form of non flexible, or flexible, extended structure fixed to an underwater device, with a bouyancy factor incorporated as part of the structure, and used to stabilise and/or balance that underwater device.
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| AU2001100410A AU2001100410A4 (en) | 2001-09-26 | 2001-09-26 | Bouyancy keel |
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| AU2001100410A AU2001100410A4 (en) | 2001-09-26 | 2001-09-26 | Bouyancy keel |
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