Patents Represented by Law Firm Beach & Collins
  • Patent number: 5028325
    Abstract: A craft which removes debris and chemicals from water having a wire conveyor that carries trash and other debris to a trash receptable as the conveyor moves through the water. The craft includes debris deflectors that channel the trash to a wire rope conveyor which is positioned between two large sponson floats which support the craft in water. The front of the conveyor system is submerged and the rear is above the water. The front of the conveyor system may be raised or lowered out of the water. A chemical pickup head system carries chemicals to a debris receptacle as the roller rotates in the water. A special surface is provided on the pick up head that collects the material by adhesion or absorption and carries it for removal by a rubber squeegee. A system for removing water from chemicals and redepositing water in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: William R. Hamilton