US3121997A
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Water based platform structure
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-04-17
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Granted: 1964-02-25
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Expires: 1981-04-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph H Sampson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:41
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B17/00; E02B17/02; E02B17/021; E02B17/04; E02B17/06; E02B2017/0056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A WATER BASED STRUCTURE HAVING IN COMBINATION, A PLATFORM, A PLURALITY OF PILES SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORM ABOVE WATER LEVEL AND HAVING THEIR LOWER END PORTIONS ANCHORED IN THE BOTTOM OF A BODY OF WATER, A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID ENCLOSURE ABOUT EACH PILE SPACED THEREABOUT BEING SOMEWHAT SHORT OF THE FULL HEIGHT THEREOF BUT EXTENDING ABOVE WATER LEVEL, SAID ENCLOSURES RESPECTIVELY HAVING THEIR LOWER END PORTIONS ANCHORED IN THE WATER BOTTOM ABOUT THE ANCHORED PORTIONS OF SAID PILES, A PLURALITY OF SUPPORTING BRACKETS DEPENDING FROM THE LOWER SIDE OF SAID PLATFORM AND SPACED ABOUT EACH OF SAID PILES, RESILIENT MEANS RESPECTIVELY DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID BRACKETS AND EACH OF SAID ENCLOSURES TO CUSHION THE EFFECT ON SAID ENCLOSURES OF THE TURBULENT ACTION OF WATER FROM WHATEVER DIRECTION TO SAVE SAID PILES FREE FROM THE EFFECT OF SUCH ACTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A WATER BASED STRUCTURE HAVING IN COMBINATION, A PLATFORM, A PLURALITY OF PILES SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORM ABOVE WATER LEVEL AND HAVING THEIR LOWER END PORTIONS ANCHORED IN THE BOTTOM OF A BODY OF WATER, A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID ENCLOSURE ABOUT EACH PILE SPACED THEREABOUT BEING SOMEWHAT SHORT OF THE FULL HEIGHT THEREOF BUT EXTENDING ABOVE WATER LEVEL, SAID ENCLOSURES RESPECTIVELY HAVING THEIR LOWER END PORTIONS ANCHORED IN THE WATER BOTTOM ABOUT THE ANCHORED PORTIONS OF SAID PILES, A PLURALITY OF SUPPORTING BRACKETS DEPENDING FROM THE LOWER SIDE OF SAID PLATFORM AND SPACED ABOUT EACH OF SAID PILES, RESILIENT MEANS RESPECTIVELY DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID BRACKETS AND EACH OF SAID ENCLOSURES TO CUSHION THE EFFECT ON SAID ENCLOSURES OF THE TURBULENT ACTION OF WATER FROM WHATEVER DIRECTION TO SAVE SAID PILES FREE FROM THE EFFECT OF SUCH ACTION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2817634A
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FR1173701A
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