WO2002055376A3 - Modular scaleable floating system - Google Patents

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WO2002055376A3
WO2002055376A3 PCT/CA2002/000030 CA0200030W WO02055376A3 WO 2002055376 A3 WO2002055376 A3 WO 2002055376A3 CA 0200030 W CA0200030 W CA 0200030W WO 02055376 A3 WO02055376 A3 WO 02055376A3
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scaleable
modular
floating system
modules
floating
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David Lekhtman
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Future Beach Corp
David Lekhtman
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Publication of WO2002055376A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002055376A3/en
Priority to US10/618,086 priority patent/US20040134405A1/en

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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 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/58—Rafts, i.e. free floating waterborne vessels, of shallow draft, with little or no freeboard, and having a platform or floor for supporting a user
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
    • E02B3/04—Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours
    • E02B3/06—Moles; Piers; Quays; Quay walls; Groynes; Breakwaters ; Wave dissipating walls; Quay equipment
    • E02B3/062—Constructions floating in operational condition, e.g. breakwaters or wave dissipating walls
    • E02B3/064—Floating landing-stages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B3/00—Hulls characterised by their structure or component parts
    • B63B3/02—Hulls assembled from prefabricated sub-units
    • B63B3/08—Hulls assembled from prefabricated sub-units with detachably-connected sub-units
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/34—Pontoons
    • B63B35/38—Rigidly-interconnected pontoons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B5/00—Hulls characterised by their construction of non-metallic material
    • B63B5/24—Hulls characterised by their construction of non-metallic material made predominantly of plastics

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  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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Abstract

The disclosure provides a modular scaleable floating assembly of interconnected buoyant platform modules (1) anchored in any selected configuration, optionally connected with articulating bridges modules (9), to simultaneously serve as: a swimming platform, safety barrier; and floating dock platforms for various water based activities.
PCT/CA2002/000030 2001-01-12 2002-01-11 Modular scaleable floating system WO2002055376A2 (en)

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US10/618,086 US20040134405A1 (en) 2001-01-12 2003-07-14 Modular scaleable floating system

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US2430178A (en) * 1946-03-09 1947-11-04 Selby H Kurfiss Floating airplane field
US3763808A (en) * 1972-02-10 1973-10-09 R Smith Universal marine module
FR2198450A5 (en) * 1972-09-05 1974-03-29 Haulotte George
WO1981001539A1 (en) * 1979-11-27 1981-06-11 Conde J Perez Self-power supplied floating island
US4604962A (en) * 1985-01-28 1986-08-12 Denis Guibault Modular floating dock
WO1988000904A1 (en) * 1986-07-31 1988-02-11 Nautico Gesellschaft Für Planung Und Vertrieb Von Rescue or bathing island
DE3726871A1 (en) * 1987-04-16 1988-11-03 Ernst Drexler Hollow structural element
JPH01273783A (en) * 1988-04-26 1989-11-01 Yamaha Motor Co Ltd Floating element combination type water floating body
FR2712865A1 (en) * 1993-11-23 1995-06-02 Chateauneuf Sa Atel Polyvalent Floating assembly formed from several caissons
WO1996034793A1 (en) * 1995-05-06 1996-11-07 Morris Richard D Artificial floating island
US5906172A (en) * 1998-02-17 1999-05-25 Kordes; Michael John Plurality of floats connectable for forming various floating structures
FR2786156A1 (en) * 1998-11-24 2000-05-26 Xavier Bettini Floating island near to the beach for receiving parasol

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