EP2848516A1 - Cleaning means for cleaning the bottom of a boat - Google Patents

Cleaning means for cleaning the bottom of a boat Download PDF

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EP2848516A1
EP2848516A1 EP14182565.3A EP14182565A EP2848516A1 EP 2848516 A1 EP2848516 A1 EP 2848516A1 EP 14182565 A EP14182565 A EP 14182565A EP 2848516 A1 EP2848516 A1 EP 2848516A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B59/00—Hull protection specially adapted for vessels; Cleaning devices specially adapted for vessels
    • B63B59/06—Cleaning devices for hulls
    • B63B59/08—Cleaning devices for hulls of underwater surfaces while afloat

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  • the object of the invention is a cleaning means for cleaning the bottom of a boat.
  • antifouling paints i.e., bottom paints that are toxic, (or with other products for preventing the attachment of fouling/algae).
  • a brush washer intended for washing the bottom of boats, said washer being fitted to a berth or corresponding, such as those e.g. at boat servicing facilities.
  • a brush washer comprises one or more brushes, onto which a boat is driven, and the brushes wash the bottom clean of fouling, such as barnacles, algae, et cetera.
  • fouling such as barnacles, algae, et cetera.
  • brush washers are not in use in very many locations and, furthermore, if a boat stays for a longer time in a berth, et cetera, fouling will collect on its bottom, i.e. this would require using a brush washer a number of times during the boating season if it is desired to keep the bottom of the boat clean for the whole of the boating season.
  • tarpaulin-type devices that are placed under a boat and they prevent the fouling starting by preventing the supply of light needed for fouling or otherwise in some solutions
  • tarpaulins form a pool in which the nutrition needed for fouling does not change/is not able to contact the boat or otherwise known in the art are tarpaulins by means of which a pool is formed around a boat, which pool is filled with fresh water that in turn prevents fouling and corrosion.
  • the purpose of this invention is to achieve a new type of cleaning means for cleaning the bottom of a boat (i.e. for keeping the bottom of the boat clean), with which it is possible to avoid the drawbacks of prior art that are described above.
  • the cleaning means according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in the characterization part of claim 1.
  • the solution according to the invention now being presented has some significant advantages compared to prior-art solutions.
  • a cleaning means that functions actively is achieved, which without a separate procedure cleans the bottom of a boat always when the boat is moored to a mooring location, such as a berth.
  • the mat-type piece of the cleaning means is able to move against the bottom of the boat causing friction between the bottom of the boat and the mat-type piece when the bottom of the boat is in contact with the mat-type piece, in which case the mat-type piece is arranged to clean the bottom of the boat.
  • Owing to the segmentalized structure the cleaning means is easily portable and transportable from one location to another when the segments are detached from each other. The segments are fastened to each other at, or in the vicinity of, a mooring location of the boat.
  • the cleaning means according to the invention is easily convertible to be suitable for different-sized boats by changing the number of segments in the length and/or width direction of the boat.
  • the cleaning means 1, according to the invention for cleaning the bottom of a boat is fitted into a mooring location for a boat, such as e.g. a mooring berth 4, and the cleaning means 1 comprises one or more mat-type pieces 2, floating in the water, on top of which piece/pieces a boat can be driven for keeping the bottom of the boat clean when it is in contact with the mat-type piece 2.
  • the mat-type piece 2 is able to move against the bottom of the boat, or in relation to the bottom of the boat, when the boat is above the mat-type piece, cleaning the bottom of the boat (friction occurs between the mat-type piece and the bottom of the boat), i.e. the wind and currents move the boat above the mat-type piece and in this case the bottom of the boat rubs against the mat-type piece and the bottom is cleaned of fouling, such as such as barnacles, algae, et cetera.
  • the boat When using the cleaning means, the boat is driven on top of the mat-type piece and moored normally with ropes to the berth 4. Correspondingly, when driving the boat away from the berth, the ropes of the boat are detached from the berth and the boat is reversed out. The bottom of the boat rubs against the mat-type piece and is thus cleaned when the boat is driven on top of the mat-type piece and away from being on top of the mat-type piece.
  • the mat-type piece 2 is fastened with fastening means 5, e.g. with fixing ropes and/or wires and/or fixing bars or chains to the berth 4, to the fixing means 7 on the floats 6 of the berth, such as to fixing shackles or corresponding.
  • the fixing means can be fitted to the berth/mat-type piece in the desired manner, e.g. at a corner.
  • a support mat 3 of a material that floats in water can also be fastened to the mat-type piece 2, or arranged under it, for floating and/or supporting the mat-type piece.
  • a fold 9 in the mat-type piece 2 is presented in Fig. 1 with the reference number 9, i.e. a folded point can be in the center of said piece, because most boats have so-called V-shaped hulls, and in this case it is easy to drive the boat onto the mat-type piece at the point of the fold.
  • a support structure e.g. a wooden support frame
  • the segmented structure of the mat-type piece 2 is also not apparent in Figs. 1 and 2 , but instead this is described in more detail in Fig. 3 .
  • the mat-type piece 2 can be a plastic mat, a rubber mat or a mat of fiber material, or a combination of these.
  • the mat-type piece 2 can also be e.g. a mat comprising bristles, i.e. a so-called bristle mat, and in this case it cleans the bottom of the boat extremely effectively when the boat moves on the mat.
  • the support mat 3 can be foamed plastic, cellular plastic or any other floating material suited to the purpose.
  • Fig. 3 describes the segmentalized structure of the mat-type piece 2 in more detail.
  • the mat-type piece 2 comprises segments 10, 10', 10" fastened to each other.
  • the segments 10, 10', 10" can be detached from each other.
  • the segments 10, 10', 10" are fastened to each other when the mat-type piece 2 has been fixed to the berth.
  • the segments 10, 10', 10" can be detached from each other for facilitating the transfer and/or transportation of the mat-type piece 2.
  • the mat-type piece 2 can be converted to be suitable for boats of different sizes. Typically there are 1-3 segments 10, 10', 10" in the width direction of the boat. In the embodiment of Fig. 3 there are two segments 10, 10', 10" in the width direction of the boat.
  • segments 10, 10', 10" there are e.g. 2 or 3-8 segments 10, 10', 10" in the longitudinal direction of the boat, depending on the length of the boat.
  • segments 10, 10', 10" there are six segments 10, 10', 10" in the longitudinal direction of the boat.
  • the segments 10, 10', 10" are rectangular or square in shape.
  • the length (I) of a segment 10, 10', 10" i.e. the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the boat, is typically 500-1300 mm.
  • a cutting 12 of the desired shape for the rigging of the motor of the boat can be made in the rear segments 10' at the end of the mat-type piece 2.
  • the front ends of the front segments 10" at the other end of the mat-type piece 2 can be shaped in the manner desired, e.g. to be curved or beveled.
  • the support mat 3 under the mat-type piece 2 can be formed from segments in a manner corresponding to that of the mat-type piece 2.
  • the support mat 3 can be fixed to the segments 10, 10', 10" with screws.
  • the support mat 3 is the same size or roughly the same size as the segment to which the support mat 3 is fixed.
  • Fixing means such as fixing battens 11, are fixed to the edges of the rear segments 10', by means of which fixing means the mat-type piece 2 can be fixed to the berth or buoy with fastening means 5.
  • a fixing batten 11 can also be fixed to the segments 10 in front of the rear segments 10' (as in Fig. 3 ), in which case the fixing point of the rear end of the mat-type piece 2 can be optimized.
  • On the front segments 10" are fastening rings, with which the front end of the mat-type piece 2 can be fastened to the berth.
  • the segments 10, 10', 10" can be fixed to each other e.g. with support pieces, which are fixed to the mat-type piece 2 with bolts and nuts.
  • mat-type pieces 2 can be fastened to each other by tying with rope or with fixing battens.
  • Fig. 4 presents a second arrangement, with which the segments 10, 10', 10" of the mat-type piece 2 of Fig. 3 can be detachably fastened to each other.
  • each segment 10, 10', 10" is provided with its own support member 13, such as with an aluminium profile or profiled sheet.
  • the support member 13 is fixed to one end, i.e. the outer end, of a segment 10, 10', 10".
  • the support member 13 can extend for the whole length (I) of the end of the segment.
  • the support member 13 is fixed to the segment 10, 10', 10" with suitable fastening means, e.g. with bolts and nuts.
  • a support mat 3 can be fixed to a segment 10, 10', 10" by means of a support member 13.
  • the support mat 3 is fixed to the bottom surface of each segment 10, 10', 10".
  • the support member 13 can comprise a fixing ring 14 for fixing the mat-type piece 2 with a rope to the berth or to some other boat mooring location.
  • Adjacent segments 10, 10', 10" are fastened to each other with a coupling part 15, which is fastened to the support members 13 of segments next to each other with fastening means suited for the purpose, e.g. with bolts and nuts.
  • the coupling part 15 can be plate-shaped or U-shaped, e.g. aluminium profile or profiled sheet.
  • a fold 9 In the center of a mat-type piece 2 is a fold 9 at the point of connection of the segments 10, 10', 10".
  • the ends of segments facing each other are bent downwards and fixed to each other, in which case a fold 9 forms between the segments.
  • the ends of segments 10, 10', 10" facing each other are connected to each other with joint pieces, e.g. with U-shaped aluminium profile or profiled sheet, inside which the ends of the segments facing each other are fitted.
  • the joint piece is fastened to the ends of segments facing each other with fixing means suited to the purpose, e.g. with bolts and nuts.
  • the support mats 3 of segments are fastened to the segments 10, 10', 10" by means of a joint piece.
  • the segments 10, 10', 10" next to each other are fixed to each other with a joint part, which is fixed onto the joint pieces of the segments that are next to each other, e.g. with bolts and nuts.
  • the joint part can be U-shaped, e.g. aluminium profile or profiled sheet.
  • An individual segment e.g. a front segment 10
  • the joint part fastened to the joint piece on the fold 9 side of the end of the segment 10" in question is detached and the end of the segment 10" in question is detached from the joint piece. Fastening a segment to the segmentalized piece 2 is performed in the reverse sequence.
  • the material of the mat-type piece can be what is desired, i.e. the mat can be of any material whatsoever that is suitable for cleaning the bottom of a boat, preferably plastic material, rubber material.
  • the surface of the mat-type piece can be of the type desired, it can be flat, or it can have patterning, bristles, et cetera.
  • the dimensional relationships of the berth and mat-type piece are in no way restricted, but instead they can be freely selected according to each application, i.e. according to the size and shape of the boat and of the berth.
  • the mooring location can be a mooring point comprising anchorings or poles, i.e. in this case the mat-type piece is fixed e.g. to these anchorings or poles and the boat is driven in the same way on top of the mat-type piece as if the mat-type piece were in a berth.
  • a boat does not therefore necessarily have to be in a berth, but instead it can be farther from land, e.g. at sea (or on a lake).

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US5465676A (en) * 1995-03-24 1995-11-14 Falcaro; Steven M. Barnacle shield
US5894808A (en) * 1997-06-20 1999-04-20 Miyoshi; Isao Floating deposit removal system
JP2001239989A (ja) * 2000-02-29 2001-09-04 Molten Corp 船体の保護具
US20100139541A1 (en) * 2008-12-09 2010-06-10 Porthouse J David Boat Docking and Cleaning Device

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NO20201210A1 (en) * 2020-11-06 2022-05-09 Marine Pro As An anti-fouling protective cover
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