Dredging vessel, dredging assembly and method of dredging

Details Dredging vessel, dredging assembly and method of dredging Dredging vessel, dredging assembly and method of dredging

1995-05-18

1997-06-17

Melius, Terry Lee

Excavating

Beneath a body of water

Endless

37337, 37341, 37316, E02F 314

Patent

active

056386206

ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a dredging assembly which includes a vessel having at least one opening therein. A dredging pole of a predetermined length is positioned in and extends through the opening and is positioned substantially perpendicular to the vessel when in the dredging position. A dredging wheel is positioned at the lower end of the dredging pole with a vertically movable tension wheel at an upper end of the dredging pole and a reversing wheel spaced horizontally from the dredging pole. An endless cable is mounted on the dredging pole extending around the tensioning wheel, dredging wheel and reversing wheel and a plurality of the scoops are mounted on the endless cable, wherein the scoops are turned upside down by the reversing wheel for dumping the material carried therein.

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