Radar reflective buoy and method of manufacturing the same

Details Radar reflective buoy and method of manufacturing the same Radar reflective buoy and method of manufacturing the same

1993-11-30

1995-10-03

Basinger, Sherman

Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices

Buoy

Marker buoy

264311, 441 23, B63B 2200

Patent

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054547423

ABSTRACT:
A radar reflector buoy is disclosed comprising a unitary molded inflatable hollow body with an enlarged or thickened portion which is used to attach the buoy to an anchor. The thickened portion includes a mount for an internal staff and corner radar reflector. Also disclosed is a process for producing the radar reflective buoy. The process involved open molding of the attachment area from a liquid unpolymerized polymer, partially curing it with a mount for a radar reflector staff in place, transferring the attachment area to a rotational molding apparatus, inserting a radar corner reflector and rotational molding the buoy body from a compatible powdered polymer.

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patent: 3965234 (1976-06-01), Lane, Jr.
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patent: 4952350 (1990-08-01), Duffy

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