Flotation units

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1991-01-11

1992-07-28

Sotelo, Jesus D.

Ships

Mother ship, floating landing platform, and harbor

Floating boat dock

114264, 114267, B63B 3538

Patent

active

051332760

ABSTRACT:
A block of expanded polystyerene (EPS) foam is encapsulated with one or more plastic strips within a resilient shell of high molecular weight plastic such as polyethylene. The method and process utilizes heat and pressure (e.g., one hundred fifty tons) to seal and bond the foam in a protective cover with the seam fused together with all the strength and integrity of the original material. The units may be used as part of a dock flotation system.

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