A float and a floatable structure

专利名称：A float and a floatable structure发明人：Concannon, John Francis申请号：AU2006242829申请日：20060503公开号：AU2006242829B2公开日：20120927

摘要：A float (1) comprising a hollow pneumatically pressurisable ovoid shell (5) isprovided with a damping plate (12) extending laterally outwardly around the shell (5) fordamping vertical upward and downward movement of the float in water during stormyconditions, thereby minimising the effect of the buoyant upward propulsion force actingon the float when the float is submerged in stormy conditions. A keel (18) extendsdownwardly from the float (5) for minimising rolling movement of the float (1). A pair ofcoupling plates (22) extending from front and rear ends (19, 20) of the shell (5) facilitatecoupling of the float (1) between a pair of spaced apart tethering ropes used in musselgrowing. A plurality of the floats (1) may be secured between a pair of spaced aparttethering ropes at spaced apart intervals along the tethering ropes for supporting thetethering ropes so that crop ropes impregnated with mussel spawn may be suspendedfrom the tethering ropes for growing mussels. A navigational buoy (60) is also disclosed,which comprises a lower float (61) and a pillar (62) extending upwardly therefrom forcarrying navigational and other instrumentation.

申请人：Rodicon Limited,John Concannon

代理人：Griffith Hack

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