Self-stabilized elevator-float for drydocking or floating any ty

Details Self-stabilized elevator-float for drydocking or floating any ty Self-stabilized elevator-float for drydocking or floating any ty

1977-12-27

1981-05-19

Blix, Trygve M.

Ships

Vessel raising and docking

Floating dry docks

114125, 114264, 405 4, B63C 102

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042677882

ABSTRACT:
A self stabilizing elevator float having a float body divided into a series of ballast tanks which are bailed or flooded to raise or lower the float body. A first pair of vertically displaceable towers are arranged at one end of the float. A second pair of towers at the opposite end of the float are displaced sufficiently transverse from the float so that the first and second pair of towers imparts longitudinal and transverse stability to the float.

REFERENCES:
patent: 256608 (1882-04-01), Watts
patent: 3204780 (1965-09-01), Holt
patent: 3276211 (1966-10-01), Drake
patent: 3537412 (1970-11-01), Henderson
patent: 4015554 (1977-04-01), Chow

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