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EP0474621B1
EP0474621B1 EP91890169A EP91890169A EP0474621B1 EP 0474621 B1 EP0474621 B1 EP 0474621B1 EP 91890169 A EP91890169 A EP 91890169A EP 91890169 A EP91890169 A EP 91890169A EP 0474621 B1 EP0474621 B1 EP 0474621B1
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  • the invention relates to a floating element, consisting of an essentially prismatic, preferably cuboid base body which has corner connecting parts projecting outward in the corner edge regions with eyes and catches for receiving and latching connecting bolts for a single-layer assembly of several identical floating elements.
  • Such floating elements for example from AT-PS 312 039, can be used for floating platforms, boat and landing stages, but also for work platforms, rafts, bridges, oil and dirt barriers and the like. The like. Compose and have also proven their worth due to their diverse range of applications.
  • AT-PS 325 094 it has already been proposed according to AT-PS 325 094 to stack the floating elements on top of one another, the individual elements of the layers being aligned one above the other and common for the corner connecting parts of the superimposed elements. accordingly extended connecting bolts are provided.
  • connection points leads to a certain internal mobility of the two-layer or multi-layer platform or the like and to a high load on the element connections, so that instabilities have to be accepted and, with higher loads, damage to the connection parts must also be feared are.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of eliminating these deficiencies and a floating element of the aforementioned To create a type that is particularly suitable for a two- or multi-layer structure and allows a particularly stable, heavy-duty element connection when stacked.
  • the base body forms a central, through-going mounting opening with support surfaces for receiving and supporting a connecting bolt when the same floating elements are placed one on top of the other, the layers of the floating elements each lying in the direction of the diagonal between the opening in the holder and the eyes, one above the other of eyes and holder openings are arranged offset from one another and the respective superimposed eyes and holder openings are associated with a connecting bolt which extends between at least two layers and can be supported both on the catches of the eyes and on the supporting surfaces of the holder openings. Due to the floating elements offset from one another from layer to layer, the connection points of the elements of a layer are supported by a floating element lying below or above it, and a firm, stable element structure is ensured.
  • the connecting bolts ensuring the cohesion between the layers latch on the one hand in the eyes of the elements of one layer and on the other hand in the mounting opening of an element of the adjacent lower or upper layer, which entails a consolidation of the corner connection points of the elements of a layer and a mutual bracing of the superimposed ones Element layers results.
  • the desired highly resilient swimming platform or the like which is composed in a stable and stable manner is created.
  • the holder opening has a support ring forming the support surface with a cross-sectional shape of Eyes adapted inner cross section
  • simple connecting bolts can be used, the same locking cams or the like.
  • the floating element consists of a ring-shaped hollow body which forms the center of the mounting opening, since this hollow body can be produced rationally, preferably from plastic, and a high load-bearing capacity is obtained even with smaller wall thicknesses. If the hollow body is foamed, the strength of the hollow body increases in a simple manner, and the foam filling also prevents water from penetrating if there is a leak.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a floating element according to the invention in vertical section along the line II of FIG. 2 or in plan view
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 show one Part of a multi-layer platform composed of such floating elements in vertical section along the line III-III of FIG. 4 or in plan view.
  • a floating element 1 consists of an essentially cuboid base body 2, which has tabs or the like in the corner edge regions. Corner connection parts 3 with eyes 4 and notches 5, and a central mounting opening 6 which is continuous in height and has a supporting rim 7 for receiving and latching has corresponding connecting bolts for assembly with other identical floating elements.
  • the base body 2 is manufactured as a ring-shaped hollow body 2a, which with its inner peripheral wall 2b results in the holding opening 6, so that a rationally manufactured and also highly resilient floating element 1 is formed.
  • the hollow body 2a can optionally be foamed to increase its strength and dimensional stability.
  • the floating elements 1, as indicated in FIGS. 3 and 4 are to be placed on top of each other to form an at least two-layer platform or the like, for example a platform composed of three layers 10, 10a, 10b, the layers 10, 10a, 10b are each diagonally opposite one another to move that the eyes 4 or the holder openings 6 of the elements 1 of one layer come to lie exactly above the holder openings 6 or the eyes 4 of the elements of an adjacent other layer and a correspondingly lengthened connecting bolt 11 through the respective superimposed eyes 4 and holder openings 6 can be pushed through and locked with the catches 5 or support rings 7 of the eyes or holder openings.
  • these connecting bolts 11 carry two locking cams 9, 9a assigned to the catches 5 or support rings 7 and, by supporting the connecting bolts 11 on both sides, both on the catches 5 of the eyes 4 and on the support rings 7 of the mounting openings 6, the positional cohesion of the floating elements 1 is ensured. Since the connection points in the corner regions of the floating elements 1 are each covered and supported by a floating element of the next lower and / or upper layer, the platform construction is highly resilient and very stable.
  • the connecting bolts 11 each only extend over two floating element layers and protrude from the corner connecting parts into the mounting openings underneath, but longer connecting bolts extending over all three layers could of course also be provided or the Connecting bolts could also start from a bracket opening and extend into the eyes below the corner connecting parts.
  • the connecting bolts 11 are known to be equipped with a head 11a, which covers the corresponding corner recesses or edge recesses of the elements 1, and plug holes 11b in the head 11a allow the attachment of a tool for rotating locking of the connecting bolts 11, which with their locking cams 9, 9a Because of the similarly shaped eyes 4 and mounting openings 6 or supporting rings 7, they are axially passed through these openings and then locked by turning, with the locking cams 9, 9a engaging behind the catches 5 and 7.
  • the floating element 1 according to the invention can be produced efficiently and is particularly suitable for the construction of two- or multi-layer platforms of the highest stability and resilience, which platforms therefore also as particularly load-bearing floating bridges and. Like. Can be used optimally.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Schwimmelement, bestehend aus einem im wesentlichen prismatischen, vorzugsweise quaderförmigen Grundkörper, der in den Eckkantenbereichen auswärts abstehende Eckverbindungsteile mit Augen und Rasten zur Aufnahme und Verrastung von Verbindungsbolzen für ein einlagiges Zusammensetzen mehrerer gleicher Schwimmelemente aufweist.The invention relates to a floating element, consisting of an essentially prismatic, preferably cuboid base body which has corner connecting parts projecting outward in the corner edge regions with eyes and catches for receiving and latching connecting bolts for a single-layer assembly of several identical floating elements.

Solche beispielsweise aus der AT-PS 312 039 hervorgehenden Schwimmelemente lassen sich zu schwimmenden Plattformen, Boots- und Landungsstegen, aber auch zu Arbeitsbühnen, Transportflößen, Brücken, Öl- und Schmutzsperren u. dgl. zusammensetzen und haben sich auf Grund ihres vielfältigen Einsatz- und Anwendungsbereiches auch bestens bewährt. Um mit den gleichen Schwimmelementen eine höhere Tragfähigkeit der Plattformen usw. zu erreichen, wurde gemäß der AT-PS 325 094 auch bereits vorgeschlagen, die Schwimmelemente lageweise aufeinanderzusetzen, wobei die einzelnen Elemente der Lagen fluchtend übereinander liegen und für die Eckverbindungsteile der übereinanderliegenden Elemente gemeinsame, entsprechend verlängerte Verbindungsbolzen vorgesehen sind. Durch dieses direkte Übereinanderlegen der Verbindungsstellen kommt es jedoch zu einer gewissen inneren Beweglichkeit der zwei- oder mehrlagigen Plattform od. dgl. und zu einer starken Beanspruchung der Elementenverbindungen, so daß Instabilitäten in Kauf genommen werden müssen und bei höheren Belastungen auch Beschädigungen der Verbindungsteile zu befürchten sind.Such floating elements, for example from AT-PS 312 039, can be used for floating platforms, boat and landing stages, but also for work platforms, rafts, bridges, oil and dirt barriers and the like. The like. Compose and have also proven their worth due to their diverse range of applications. In order to achieve a higher load-bearing capacity of the platforms etc. with the same floating elements, it has already been proposed according to AT-PS 325 094 to stack the floating elements on top of one another, the individual elements of the layers being aligned one above the other and common for the corner connecting parts of the superimposed elements. accordingly extended connecting bolts are provided. This direct superimposition of the connection points, however, leads to a certain internal mobility of the two-layer or multi-layer platform or the like and to a high load on the element connections, so that instabilities have to be accepted and, with higher loads, damage to the connection parts must also be feared are.

Wie die US-A-2 430 178 zeigt, gibt es auch schon schwimmende Flugzeuglandebahnen, die aus wenigstens zwei Schwimmelementenlagen bestehen. Die Schwimmelemente dieser Lagen weisen jeweils mehrere der Höhe nach durchgehende, regelmäßig verteilt angeordnete Halterungsöffnungen auf, besitzen aber keine äußeren Verbindungsteile und können nur durch gegenseitig überlappendes Aufeinandersetzen miteinander in zwei oder mehr Lagen verbunden werden, wobei zur eigentlichen Verbindung Ankerfedern in den axial fluchtenden Halterungsöffnungen der übereinanderliegenden Schwimmelemente zu verspannen sind. Es entsteht wiederum eine recht instabile, schwankende Konstruktion, das ein Spannen einer Vielzahl von Ankerfedern erfordernde Zusammensetzen der Schwimmelemente ist überaus mühsam und aufwendig und nicht zuletzt schließen die Schwimmelemente einen Zusammenbau einer nur einlagigen Plattform grundsätzlich aus.As US-A-2 430 178 shows, there are already floating aircraft runways that consist of at least two floating element layers consist. The floating elements of these layers each have a plurality of continuous, regularly distributed mounting openings, but have no external connecting parts and can only be connected to one another in two or more layers by overlapping one another, with anchor springs in the axially aligned mounting openings for the actual connection overlying floating elements are to be braced. The result is again a very unstable, fluctuating construction, the assembly of the floating elements, which requires tensioning a large number of anchor springs, is extremely laborious and complex and, last but not least, the floating elements fundamentally preclude the assembly of a single-layer platform.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, diese Mängel zu beseitigen und ein Schwimmelement der eingangs geschilderten Art zu schaffen, das sich vor allem für einen zwei- oder mehrlagigen Aufbau eignet und beim Übereinandersetzen eine besonders stabile, hochbelastbare Elementenverbindung ermöglicht.The invention is therefore based on the object of eliminating these deficiencies and a floating element of the aforementioned To create a type that is particularly suitable for a two- or multi-layer structure and allows a particularly stable, heavy-duty element connection when stacked.

Die Erfindung löst diese Aufgabe dadurch, daß der Grundkörper eine mittige, der Höhe nach durchgehende Halterungsöffnung mit Stützflächen zur Aufnahme und Abstützung eines Verbindungsbolzens beim lageweisen Aufeinandersetzen gleicher Schwimmelemente bildet, wobei die Lagen der Schwimmelemente jeweils in Richtung der Diagonalen zwischen Halterungsöffnung und Augen bis zum Übereinanderliegen von Augen und Halterungsöffnungen gegeneinander versetzt angeordnet sind und den jeweils übereinanderliegenden Augen und Halterungsöffnungen ein sich zwischen wenigstens zwei Lagen erstreckender, sowohl an den Rasten der Augen als auch an den Stützflächen der Halterungsöffnungen abstützbarer Verbindungsbolzen zugehört. Durch die gegeneinander von Lage zu Lage versetzt angeordneten Schwimmelemente werden die Verbindungsstellen der Elemente einer Lage tragend durch ein darunter oder darüber liegendes Schwimmelement unterstützt und ein fester, stabiler Elementenaufbau ist gewährleistet. Die den Zusammenhalt zwischen den Lagen sicherstellenden Verbindungsbolzen verrasten dabei einerseits in den Augen der Elemente einer Lage und anderseits in der Halterungsöffnung eines Elementes der benachbarten unteren oder oberen Lage, was eine Verfestigung der Eckverbindungsstellen der Elemente einer Lage mit sich bringt und eine gegenseitige Verspannung der übereinanderliegenden Elementenlagen ergibt. Es entsteht die gewünschte hochbelastbare und in sich bewegungsfest und stabil zusammengesetzte Schwimmplattform od. dgl..The invention solves this problem in that the base body forms a central, through-going mounting opening with support surfaces for receiving and supporting a connecting bolt when the same floating elements are placed one on top of the other, the layers of the floating elements each lying in the direction of the diagonal between the opening in the holder and the eyes, one above the other of eyes and holder openings are arranged offset from one another and the respective superimposed eyes and holder openings are associated with a connecting bolt which extends between at least two layers and can be supported both on the catches of the eyes and on the supporting surfaces of the holder openings. Due to the floating elements offset from one another from layer to layer, the connection points of the elements of a layer are supported by a floating element lying below or above it, and a firm, stable element structure is ensured. The connecting bolts ensuring the cohesion between the layers latch on the one hand in the eyes of the elements of one layer and on the other hand in the mounting opening of an element of the adjacent lower or upper layer, which entails a consolidation of the corner connection points of the elements of a layer and a mutual bracing of the superimposed ones Element layers results. The desired highly resilient swimming platform or the like which is composed in a stable and stable manner is created.

Weist die Halterungsöffnung einen die Abstützfläche bildenden Stützkranz mit einem an die Querschnittsform der Augen angepaßten Innenquerschnitt auf, sind einfache Verbindungsbolzen einsetzbar, die gleiche Verriegelungsnocken od. dgl. für die Rasten der Augen und die Stützflächen der Halterungsöffnungen tragen und durch eine Verdrehung nach dem axialen Einstecken in die Augen und Halterungsöffnungen beiderseits verrastbar sind.If the holder opening has a support ring forming the support surface with a cross-sectional shape of Eyes adapted inner cross section, simple connecting bolts can be used, the same locking cams or the like. For the latching of the eyes and the support surfaces of the mounting holes and can be locked on both sides by twisting after axial insertion in the eyes and mounting holes.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist es, wenn das Schwimmelement aus einem mittig die Halterungsöffnung bildenden, ringförmig in sich geschlossenen Hohlkörper besteht, da sich dieser Hohlkörper rationell, vorzugsweise aus Kunststoff herstellen läßt und sich auch bei geringeren Wandstärken bereits eine hohe Belastbarkeit ergibt. Ist dabei der Hohlkörper ausgeschäumt, kommt es auf einfache Weise zu einer Steigerung der Hohlkörperfestigkeit, und außerdem verhindert die Schaumstoffüllung das Eindringen von Wasser bei einer eventuellen Leckstelle.It is particularly advantageous if the floating element consists of a ring-shaped hollow body which forms the center of the mounting opening, since this hollow body can be produced rationally, preferably from plastic, and a high load-bearing capacity is obtained even with smaller wall thicknesses. If the hollow body is foamed, the strength of the hollow body increases in a simple manner, and the foam filling also prevents water from penetrating if there is a leak.

In der Zeichnung ist der Erfindungsgegenstand an Hand eines Ausführungs- und Anwendungsbeispieles rein schematisch veranschaulicht, und zwar zeigen Fig. 1 und 2 ein erfindungsgemäßes Schwimmelement im Vertikalschnitt nach der Linie I-I der Fig. 2 bzw. in Draufsicht und die Fig. 3 und 4 einen Teil einer aus solchen Schwimmelementen zusammengesetzten mehrlagigen Plattform im Vertikalschnitt nach der Linie III-III der Fig. 4 bzw. in Draufsicht.In the drawing, the subject matter of the invention is illustrated purely schematically on the basis of an embodiment and application example, specifically that FIGS. 1 and 2 show a floating element according to the invention in vertical section along the line II of FIG. 2 or in plan view and FIGS. 3 and 4 show one Part of a multi-layer platform composed of such floating elements in vertical section along the line III-III of FIG. 4 or in plan view.

Ein erfindungsgemäßes Schwimmelement 1 besteht aus einem im wesentlichen quaderförmigen Grundkörper 2, der in den Eckkantenbereichen Laschen od. dgl. Eckverbindungsteile 3 mit Augen 4 und Rasten 5 sowie eine mittige, der Höhe nach durchgehende Halterungsöffnung 6 mit einem Stützflächen bildenden Stützkranz 7 zur Aufnahme und Verrastung entsprechender Verbindungsbolzen für ein Zusammensetzen mit anderen gleichen Schwimmelementen aufweist. Der Grundkörper 2 ist als ringförmig in sich geschlossener Hohlkörper 2a hergestellt, der mit seiner inneren Umfangswandung 2b die Halte rungsöffnung 6 ergibt, so daß ein rationell zu fertigendes und auch hoch belastbares Schwimmelement 1 entsteht. Der Hohlkörper 2a kann gegebenenfalls zur Erhöhung seiner Festigkeit und Formbeständigkeit ausgeschäumt sein.A floating element 1 according to the invention consists of an essentially cuboid base body 2, which has tabs or the like in the corner edge regions. Corner connection parts 3 with eyes 4 and notches 5, and a central mounting opening 6 which is continuous in height and has a supporting rim 7 for receiving and latching has corresponding connecting bolts for assembly with other identical floating elements. The base body 2 is manufactured as a ring-shaped hollow body 2a, which with its inner peripheral wall 2b results in the holding opening 6, so that a rationally manufactured and also highly resilient floating element 1 is formed. The hollow body 2a can optionally be foamed to increase its strength and dimensional stability.

Zum einlagigen Zusammensetzen der Schwimmelemente 1 werden diese Seite an Seite neben- und hintereinandergereiht und die dabei in den Eckbereichen auf Grund eines geeigneten Höhenversatzes übereinanderliegenden Verbindungsteile 3 von jeweils vier aneinanderstoßenden Elementen 1 durch einen Verbindungsbolzen 8 miteinander verriegelt, welcher Verbindungsbolzen 8 durch die Augen 4 der Verbindungsteile hindurchgesteckt und mittels eines Sperrnockens 9 an den Rasten 5 des untersten Auges 4 verriegelt wird, wie dies beim Ausführungsbeispiel nach Fig. 3 und 4 für die unterste Schwimmelementenlage 10 veranschaulicht ist.For the single-layer assembly of the floating elements 1, these are lined up side by side and one behind the other and the connecting parts 3 of four adjacent elements 1, one above the other in the corner areas due to a suitable height offset, are locked together by a connecting bolt 8, which connecting bolt 8 through the eyes 4 The connecting parts are pushed through and locked by means of a locking cam 9 on the catches 5 of the lowermost eye 4, as is illustrated for the lowermost floating element layer 10 in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 3 and 4.

Sollen die Schwimmelemente 1, wie in Fig. 3 und 4 angedeutet, zu einer wenigstens zweilagigen Plattform od. dgl., beispielsweise einer Plattform aus drei Lagen 10, 10a, 10b aufeinandergesetzt werden, sind die Lagen 10, 10a, 10b gegeneinander diagonal jeweils so zu versetzen, daß die Augen 4 bzw. die Halterungsöffnungen 6 der Elemente 1 einer Lage genau über den Halterungsöffnungen 6 bzw. den Augen 4 der Elemente einer benachbarten anderen Lage zu liegen kommen und ein entsprechend verlängerter Verbindungsbolzen 11 durch die jeweils übereinanderliegenden Augen 4 und Halterungsöffnungen 6 hindurchsteckbar und mit den Rasten 5 bzw. Stützkränzen 7 der Augen bzw. Halterungöffnungen verriegelbar ist. Dazu tragen diese Verbindungsbolzen 11 zwei den Rasten 5 bzw. Stützkränzen 7 zugeordnete Sperrnocken 9, 9a und durch das beidseitige Abstützen der Verbindungsbolzen 11 sowohl an den Rasten 5 der Augen 4 als auch an den Stützkränzen 7 der Halterungsöffnungen 6 wird der lageweise Zusammenhalt der Schwimmelemente 1 sichergestellt. Da die Verbindungsstellen in den Eckbereichender Schwimmelemente 1 jeweils durch ein Schwimmelement der nächsten unteren und/oder oberen Lage abgedeckt und abgestützt sind, kommt es zu einer hochbelastbaren und sehr stabilen Plattformkonstruktion.If the floating elements 1, as indicated in FIGS. 3 and 4, are to be placed on top of each other to form an at least two-layer platform or the like, for example a platform composed of three layers 10, 10a, 10b, the layers 10, 10a, 10b are each diagonally opposite one another to move that the eyes 4 or the holder openings 6 of the elements 1 of one layer come to lie exactly above the holder openings 6 or the eyes 4 of the elements of an adjacent other layer and a correspondingly lengthened connecting bolt 11 through the respective superimposed eyes 4 and holder openings 6 can be pushed through and locked with the catches 5 or support rings 7 of the eyes or holder openings. For this purpose, these connecting bolts 11 carry two locking cams 9, 9a assigned to the catches 5 or support rings 7 and, by supporting the connecting bolts 11 on both sides, both on the catches 5 of the eyes 4 and on the support rings 7 of the mounting openings 6, the positional cohesion of the floating elements 1 is ensured. Since the connection points in the corner regions of the floating elements 1 are each covered and supported by a floating element of the next lower and / or upper layer, the platform construction is highly resilient and very stable.

Wie im Ausführungsbeispiel nach Fig. 3 und 4 veranschaulicht, erstrecken sich die Verbindungsbolzen 11 jeweils nur über zwei Schwimmelementenlagen und ragen von den Eckverbindungsteilen bis in die darunterliegenden Halterungsöffnungen, es könnten aber selbstverständlich auch längere, sich über alle drei Lagen erstreckende Verbindungsbolzen vorgesehen sein oder die Verbindungsbolzen könnten auch von einer Halterungsöffnung ausgehen und sich bis in die darunterliegenden Augen der Eckverbindungsteile erstrecken. Die Verbindungsbolzen 11 sind bekannterweise mit einem Kopf 11a ausgestattet, der die entsprechenden Eckausnehmungen bzw. Randausnehmungen der Elemente 1 flächig abdeckt, und Stecklöcher 11b im Kopf 11a erlauben den Ansatz eines Werkzeuges zum drehenden Verriegeln dar Verbindungsbolzen 11, die mit ihren Sperrnocken 9, 9a auf Grund gleichartig ausgeformter Augen 4 und Halterungsöffnungen 6 bzw. Stützkränze 7 axial durch diese Öffnungen hindurchgeführt und dann durch Verdrehen, mit den Sperrnocken 9, 9a die Rasten 5 bzw. 7 hintergreifend, verriegelt werden.As illustrated in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 3 and 4, the connecting bolts 11 each only extend over two floating element layers and protrude from the corner connecting parts into the mounting openings underneath, but longer connecting bolts extending over all three layers could of course also be provided or the Connecting bolts could also start from a bracket opening and extend into the eyes below the corner connecting parts. The connecting bolts 11 are known to be equipped with a head 11a, which covers the corresponding corner recesses or edge recesses of the elements 1, and plug holes 11b in the head 11a allow the attachment of a tool for rotating locking of the connecting bolts 11, which with their locking cams 9, 9a Because of the similarly shaped eyes 4 and mounting openings 6 or supporting rings 7, they are axially passed through these openings and then locked by turning, with the locking cams 9, 9a engaging behind the catches 5 and 7.

Das erfindungsgemäße Schwimmelement 1 ist rationell herstellbar und eignet sich vor allem zum Aufbau zwei- order mehrlagiger Plattformen höchster Stabilität und Belastbarkeit, welche Plattformen daher auch als besonders tragfähige Schwimmbrücken u. dgl. bestens eingesetzt werden können.The floating element 1 according to the invention can be produced efficiently and is particularly suitable for the construction of two- or multi-layer platforms of the highest stability and resilience, which platforms therefore also as particularly load-bearing floating bridges and. Like. Can be used optimally.

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  1. A float element (1), consisting of a substantially prismatic and preferably cuboid block (2), having, in the corner side zones, outwardly projecting corner connectors (3) comprising holes (4) and notches (5) to receive and retain connecting bolts (8, 11) for the assembly of a single layer of a plurality of identical float elements (1), characterised in that the block (2) forms a central mounting aperture (6) extending throughout the height and having support surfaces (7) to receive and support a connecting bolt (11) for superimposition of identical float elements (1) in layers, the layers (10, 10a, 10b) of the float elements being relatively offset respectively in the direction of the diagonal between the mounting apertures (6) and the holes (4) until the holes and mounting apertures are superimposed and a connecting bolt (11) is associated with the respectively superimposed holes and retaining apertures and extends between at least two layers (10b, 10a; 10a, 10) and can be supported both at the notches (5) of the holes (4) and at the support surfaces (7) of the mounting apertures (6).
  2. A float element according to claim 1, characterised in that the mounting aperture (6) has a support ring (7) which forms the support surface and which has an internal cross-section adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the holes (4).
  3. A float element according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the float element (1) consists of a hollow member (2a) which centrally forms the mounting aperture (6) and which is closed so as to form a ring.
  4. A float element according to claim 3, characterised in that the hollow member (2a) is foam-filled.
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