Spill oil containment system

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1981-01-15

1982-09-07

Corbin, David H.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Fluid control, treatment, or containment

Floatable matter containment

405 66, E02B 1504

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043481361

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to containment booms and more particularly to a device particularly adapted for attaching a containment boom to any ferromagnetic surface at the water line, the device including a base member in the form of an elongated arm having a medial portion and opposite end portions, a float at the medial portion of the arm for imparting buoyancy to the device relative to a body of water, a magnet carried by a first of the opposite end portions for magnetically attaching the device to a ferromagnetic surface, a second of the opposite end portions including a loop for connecting a line thereto for applying a force to the device to detach or disconnect the magnetic connection thereof with an associated ferrometallic surface, and first and second couplers for respectively fixedly and movably connecting a containment boom to the device.

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patent: 3756294 (1973-09-01), Rainey
patent: 3766738 (1973-10-01), Gauch
patent: 3906732 (1975-09-01), Tedeschi, Jr.
patent: 3973406 (1976-08-01), Casey

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