Icebreaker vessel

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1974-07-15

1976-08-10

Blix, Trygve M.

Ships

Ice breakers

Cutters

B63B 3508

Patent

active

039735095

ABSTRACT:
An icebreaker having a cantilever forecastle from which is suspended one sliding carriage or a plurality of sliding carriages. Each sliding carriage mounts one planing tool or a plurality of planing tools with increasing depth of cut, in a tandem arrangement. The suspension means for each sliding carriage may consist of a linkage or of cables or booms. The one or several sliding carriages are yieldingly suspended and may be withdrawn into the ship's hull. The ice cutting operation may be assisted by vibrating the sliding carriage or supplying heat and/or pressurized water to the planing tools.

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patent: 17209 (1857-05-01), Estlack
patent: 449517 (1891-03-01), Bodenstein
patent: 3636904 (1972-01-01), Blanchet
patent: 3648635 (1972-03-01), Hashemi
patent: 3658024 (1972-04-01), Stoffel
patent: 3693360 (1972-09-01), Holder

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