Oil slick barrier device

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1998-05-14

2000-02-15

Lillis, Eileen Dunn

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Fluid control, treatment, or containment

Floatable matter containment

405 63, E02B 1504

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ABSTRACT:
A new oil slick barrier device for preventing an oil slick on the surface of a body of water from spreading. The inventive device includes a pair of attachment members and a barrier member. Each attachment member is adapted for attachment to a surface. The elongate barrier member has a pair of opposite ends with one of the ends of the barrier member detachably attached to one of the attachment members and the other end of the barrier member detachable attached to the other attachment member. The barrier member is adapted for floating on the surface of a body of water to prevent oil on the surface of the body of water from passing through the barrier member.

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