WO2011061369A2 - Housse pour éléments de flottaison - Google Patents

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WO2011061369A2
WO2011061369A2 PCT/ES2010/070481 ES2010070481W WO2011061369A2 WO 2011061369 A2 WO2011061369 A2 WO 2011061369A2 ES 2010070481 W ES2010070481 W ES 2010070481W WO 2011061369 A2 WO2011061369 A2 WO 2011061369A2
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Nygaard Jon Anders
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Expandi Systems Spain S.L.
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Priority claimed from ES200930659U external-priority patent/ES1071807Y/es
Priority claimed from ES200930664U external-priority patent/ES1071913Y/es
Priority claimed from ES200930663U external-priority patent/ES1071788Y/es
Application filed by Expandi Systems Spain S.L. filed Critical Expandi Systems Spain S.L.
Publication of WO2011061369A2 publication Critical patent/WO2011061369A2/fr
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B15/00—Cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water; Apparatus therefor
    • E02B15/04—Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials
    • E02B15/08—Devices for reducing the polluted area with or without additional devices for removing the material
    • E02B15/0807—Devices for reducing the polluted area with or without additional devices for removing the material with stabilising elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B15/00—Cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water; Apparatus therefor
    • E02B15/04—Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials
    • E02B15/08—Devices for reducing the polluted area with or without additional devices for removing the material
    • E02B15/0814—Devices for reducing the polluted area with or without additional devices for removing the material with underwater curtains
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B15/00—Cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water; Apparatus therefor
    • E02B15/04—Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials
    • E02B15/08—Devices for reducing the polluted area with or without additional devices for removing the material
    • E02B15/085—Details of connectors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B15/00—Cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water; Apparatus therefor
    • E02B15/04—Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials
    • E02B15/08—Devices for reducing the polluted area with or without additional devices for removing the material
    • E02B15/0857—Buoyancy material

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  • the present invention relates to a cover specially designed for the packing of flotation elements in water.
  • the object of the invention is to achieve a device capable of packaging floating elements so as to achieve the formation of a barrier that can be used both for the containment of floating substances, as for the signaling, beaconing or limitation of areas within a sheet of water.
  • the invention thus falls within the scope of systems and devices for the confinement of areas within a water surface.
  • the effectiveness of the confinement barrier is limited and in others its structural characteristics are so complex that they entail a high manufacturing cost.
  • the cover proposed by the invention constitutes an effective solution to the problems set forth above, so that its remarkable function as a containment, confinement or beaconing element, is joined by a remarkable structural simplicity that has a positive impact on the cost level.
  • the cover that is recommended is constituted from a tubular sleeve that allows to house inside the floating elements, which can be, of any type, for example, closed cell foam blocks, cork , inflatable or rigid buoys, hydrophobic fibers, etc.
  • the tubular sleeve can be a mesh or a waterproof sheet or not.
  • the tubular sleeve can be manufactured with or incorporate a three-dimensional mesh whose structure has a high content of holes to trap substances or objects that float or are suspended in the water. In order to prevent the flotation elements from escaping through the ends of the tubular sleeve, these ends are closed by sewing or by means of flanges, strapping or the like.
  • the sheath also incorporates a textile tape, joined by sewing, glue or welding to the mentioned tubular sleeve along its entire length that determines a main tension element responsible for absorbing the internal tensions that occur in the sheath during use.
  • Said main tension element ends in a loop at each end, where a carabiner, shackle or ring is housed to be able to attach it to an adjacent sheath section.
  • a second loop is provided, from the main tension element or sewn in the form of a hairpiece, in which a ring, shackle or carabiner is fixed, to proceed to the overlap joint with an adjacent sheath section, providing a more tight, solid and durable fixation, facilitating the operations of mooring, anchoring or handling of the sheath.
  • the sheath also incorporates an auxiliary tension element, located diametrically opposite the main tension element, consisting of a textile tape sewn, glued or welded to the tubular sleeve.
  • the auxiliary tension element can run along the entire length of the sheath or only by a length determined by each end, ending in any case in a loop for each of its ends, where a carabiner or shackle is housed that can be independent or the same that is housed in the external loop of the element of main tension In the event that it is independent, the carabiners, shackles or rings of the end loops of the main and auxiliary tension elements must remain attached by a rope or any mechanical element made of metal, plastic or textile material.
  • the cover also incorporates a flexible waterproof sheet or not, attached to the tubular sleeve mentioned by one of the sides, as a skirt.
  • Said flexible sheet manages to contain the floating substances that have not been retained by the floating elements packed inside the sleeve.
  • This flexible sheet may contain printed figures or texts related to product identification, product components, instructions or forms of use, manufacturer, etc.
  • the skirt ends, along the entire length, in a pocket that houses the ballast element.
  • This pocket has perforations along its entire length to help dislodge water once the cover is removed from the sea, and thus facilitate such operation.
  • a hook and loop closure system (Velero® or similar) for joining the flexible sheets of different sheath sections.
  • At each end said sheath is provided with a hook and / or loop system attached along the entire width of the flexible sheet, so as to allow its attachment to the aforementioned flexible sheet of the adjacent sheath section and preserve continuity in the joint and improve the tightness in case the flexible sheet is waterproof.
  • the ballast element may consist of a chain or cable that runs along the longitudinal pocket located at the bottom of the skirt, the ballast being properly fixed to prevent its sliding.
  • Said ballast serves to maintain the verticality of the skirt when it is submerged in the water and also to absorb the internal tensions of the sheath that occur during its use, due to external agents such as wind, currents, etc.
  • the ballast ends at each of its ends in a carabiner or shackle to be able to attach it to the ballast element of the adjacent sheath section, the total length of the ballast element, plus the shackles or carabiners, being less than the total length of the sheet flexible, so that when the ballast elements of two adjacent sections of sheath are connected, the tension supported by the hook / loop joint of the flexible sheet is largely discharged.
  • the cover also incorporates a reinforcement element for the pocket of the skirt that houses the ballast element, reinforcement that can be attached to the pocket in its outer or inner part.
  • This reinforcing element serves to increase wear resistance due to friction of the sheath with rocks or with the bottom in shallow areas, as well as its dragging along the ground.
  • the upper tension element that runs along the sheath consists of a textile tape sewn, welded or glued to both the tubular sleeve and the flexible sheet. This tension element serves to absorb internal tensions that occur in the sheath during use.
  • the upper tension element ends in a loop at each end where a carabiner or shackle is housed to be able to attach it to the upper tension element of the adjacent sheath section.
  • the total length of the upper tension element plus the shackles or carabiners must be less than the total length of the flexible sheet for the reasons stated above.
  • a ring is installed inside the loop to facilitate the operations of mooring, anchoring or handling of the sheath.
  • the sheath also incorporates an intermediate tension element, located at the bottom of the tubular sleeve, consisting of a textile tape sewn, welded or glued to both the tubular sleeve and the flexible sheet.
  • the tension element can run along the entire length of the sheath or only a certain length for each end, ending in any case in a loop for each of its ends, where a carabiner or shackle is housed to be able to join it to the intermediate tension element of the adjacent sheath section.
  • the total length of the intermediate tension element plus the shackles or carabiners must be less than the total length of the flexible sheet.
  • the vertical reinforcement elements that the sheath incorporates must join the intermediate tension element and the skirt pocket that houses the ballast element, said vertical reinforcements consisting of a textile tape sewn, welded or glued to the intermediate area of the skirt, such vertical reinforcing elements being located at least at the two ends of the sheath.
  • the sheath can incorporate reflective elements to increase its visibility, in particular at night, elements that can be fixed to the tension elements or to the tubular sleeve, being able to run partially or totally along the length of the sheath.
  • Figure 1 Shows a cross-sectional detail of a cover for flotation elements not provided with a flexible outer leaf extended in the form of a skirt, all carried out in accordance with the object of the invention.
  • Figure 2. Shows a cross-sectional view like that of the previous figure, in which the cover for flotation elements incorporates the extended flexible sheet in a lower skirt with its corresponding ballast.
  • Figure 3. Shows a partial detail, in side elevation and in section, of one of the ends of the cover for flotation elements of the previous figure, both being symmetrical.
  • Figure 4.- Shows a partial longitudinal detail of one of the ends that participates in the constitution of figure 1 object of the invention, in the variant in which in addition to the loops, rings and end shackles loops are provided , rings and shackles in the area near those ends.
  • each element involved in the constitution of a cover for floating elements comprises a floating core (1) in which, if it is made from hydrophobic fibers, granules or chunks (2) obtained from high buoyancy materials, such as closed cell foam, cork or the like, core on which it is it can additionally and perimetrically establish an auxiliary flotation element in the form of a sheet (3) that wraps it, so that said assembly is housed within a sheath (4).
  • the skirt (6) ends in its lower part in a pocket or bucket (7) that serves to accommodate the ballast element (8) in the form of a chain or cable.
  • Said housing of the ballast element has a reinforcement (9) that can be inside the pocket, as in the figure, or Exterior.
  • the described structure is complemented by two tension elements, one intermediate (10) and one upper (11).
  • FIG. 3 shows again the intermediate tension element (10) and the upper tension element (11), the loop (12) and the carabiner (13), which ends the ends of the intermediate tension element (10) , the loop (12) of the upper tension element (11), with its carabiner (12), a driving ring (14), a vertical reinforcement element (15) with its corresponding loops (12) attached to the carabiner (13) ) of the ballast element (8), a hook and loop closure Velero ® (16) for the end of the flexible sheet (5) and a closure (17) for the tubular sleeve (4).
  • the fixing element (18) of ballast element (8) to the pocket (7) of the skirt (6) is shown.
  • FIGs 4 and 5 partially shown are covers for flotation elements, in the variant embodiment not provided with an outer sheet finished in the form of a skirt or skirt.
  • the cover that the invention proposes is constituted from a tubular sleeve (4) for the packing of flotation elements (1), sleeve that will be closed with a clip (17) or similar element.
  • a textile tape (10) is fixed, which constitutes the main tension element, topped by its ends in a loop (12), to which a carabiner (13), shackle or ring is associated for fixing each module that constitutes the cover with the adjacent module, as shown in figure 5, counting said main tension element with a second loop (12 '), located at a certain distance from the loop (12), which is also associated with a shackle (13'), carabiner or ring for fixing the adjacent sheath modules.
  • a second strip, determining a secondary tension element (11) fixed to the sleeve (4) can be established diametrically opposite the main tension element.
  • covers can be complemented with reflective elements (19) that can also be seen in these figures 2,3, 4 and 5, to allow a perfect visibility of the barrier on the surface of the water.

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Abstract

La housse est constituée par la liaison entre eux d'une série d'éléments flottants, chacun constitué à partir d'un noyau flottant (1) au sein duquel est logée une pluralité de parties de matériau flottant (2), l'enveloppe laminaire (3) et tout l'ensemble étant logés dans une housse (4), constituée d'une feuille souple qui peut être imperméable ou pas et être matérialisée par une maille, les extrémités de l'enveloppe (4) étant fermées par couture (17) ou autre système de fermeture approprié. La housse présente, au niveau de la partie supérieure et inférieure, des éléments de tension (11 et 10) et, au niveau des extrémités, des boucles (12) et mousquetons ou manilles (13) pour l'accrochage d'éléments avec d'autres afin de former la barrière. L'ensemble est complété par une feuille souple (5) qui se prolonge au niveau de la partie inférieure en une jupe (6) présentant une poche (7) destinée à recevoir un lest (8).
PCT/ES2010/070481 2009-11-17 2010-07-09 Housse pour éléments de flottaison WO2011061369A2 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ES200930659U ES1071807Y (es) 2009-11-17 2009-11-17 Nucleo de flotacion en las barreras absorbentes para vertidos de hidrocarburos o aceites en el agua.
ES200930664U ES1071913Y (es) 2009-11-17 2009-11-17 Funda para elementos de flotacion
ESU200930664 2009-11-17
ES200930663U ES1071788Y (es) 2009-11-17 2009-11-17 Funda para elementos de flotacion dotada de faldon
ESU200930659 2009-11-17
ESU200930663 2009-11-17

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Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US3608316A (en) * 1969-09-15 1971-09-28 Versatech Corp Buoyant barrier and method for installing the same
GB1340742A (en) * 1971-03-24 1974-01-30 Metropolitan Petroleum Petroch Boom as a barrier for oil slicks
US4068478A (en) * 1975-11-03 1978-01-17 Frank Meyers Containment barrier section arrangement
US4201495A (en) * 1977-06-13 1980-05-06 Paul Preus Protected aquatic sports area
WO1989007069A1 (fr) * 1988-02-04 1989-08-10 L. Graf & Co. Pty. Limited Systeme de barrage flottant modulaire pour eaux peu profondes
FR2636652A1 (fr) * 1988-09-22 1990-03-23 Wagner Umweltschutz Ag Barriere flottante de protection contre des nappes de petrole et de produits chimiques
US5197821A (en) * 1991-08-16 1993-03-30 Spill Management, Inc. Lightweight, rapid deployment oil spill containment boom
US5201607A (en) * 1990-08-23 1993-04-13 Whidden Jr Malcolm B Value assembly for inflating and deflating chambers of a floatable boom
US5688075A (en) * 1993-10-25 1997-11-18 Gradek; Thomas Boom system
US5871305A (en) * 1997-07-28 1999-02-16 American Marine Inc Active cooling system boom

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3608316A (en) * 1969-09-15 1971-09-28 Versatech Corp Buoyant barrier and method for installing the same
GB1340742A (en) * 1971-03-24 1974-01-30 Metropolitan Petroleum Petroch Boom as a barrier for oil slicks
US4068478A (en) * 1975-11-03 1978-01-17 Frank Meyers Containment barrier section arrangement
US4201495A (en) * 1977-06-13 1980-05-06 Paul Preus Protected aquatic sports area
WO1989007069A1 (fr) * 1988-02-04 1989-08-10 L. Graf & Co. Pty. Limited Systeme de barrage flottant modulaire pour eaux peu profondes
FR2636652A1 (fr) * 1988-09-22 1990-03-23 Wagner Umweltschutz Ag Barriere flottante de protection contre des nappes de petrole et de produits chimiques
US5201607A (en) * 1990-08-23 1993-04-13 Whidden Jr Malcolm B Value assembly for inflating and deflating chambers of a floatable boom
US5197821A (en) * 1991-08-16 1993-03-30 Spill Management, Inc. Lightweight, rapid deployment oil spill containment boom
US5688075A (en) * 1993-10-25 1997-11-18 Gradek; Thomas Boom system
US5871305A (en) * 1997-07-28 1999-02-16 American Marine Inc Active cooling system boom

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