Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment

Claim 2

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment, said hood having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart upwardly and outwardly tapering wedges about its lower end, each wedge having a slot extending inwardly from its outer end to receive an anchor, and a plurality of plates each having a slot on its inner end and slidable over the upper side of a wedge to cooperate with the slot in the wedge for holding the anchor therebetween.

Claim 3

Apparatus of the character defined in claim 1, wherein the slot in the wedge extends substantially perpendicular to the upper side of the wedge.

Claim 4

Apparatus of the character defined in claim 2, wherein the lower portion of the side wall of the hood extends upwardly and outwardly generally parallel to the slot in the wedge.

Claim 5

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment and having an outwardly extending rim about its lower end, said rim having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, inwardly extending slots about its outer edge, means on the side walls of the hood forming an inwardly extending slot above and aligned with each slot in the rim to form a guideway therewith for an elongate anchor, and means for retaining an anchor in each guideway comprising a plurality of plates each mountable on a slot forming means and having a slot therein to face the slot so formed to define a hole therewith to receive an anchor.

Claim 6

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment and having an outwardly extending rim about its lower end, said rim having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, inwardly extending slots about its outer edge, means on the side walls of the hood forming an inwardly extending slot above and aligned with each slot in the rim to form a guideway therewith for an elongate anchor, and means for retaining an anchor in each guideway comprising a plurality of plates each mountable on a slot forming means and having a slot therein to face the slot so formed to define a hole therewith to receive an anchor.

Claim 7

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment and having an outwardly extending rim about its lower end, said rim having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, inwardly extending slots about Its outer edge, means on the side walls of the hood forming an inwardly extending slot above and aligned with each slot in the rim to form a guideway therewith for an elongate anchor, and means for retaining an anchor in each guideway, said hood also having reinforcing walls extending vertically upwardly from the rim on opposite sides of each slot forming means.

Claim 8

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment and having an outwardly extending rim about its lower end, said rim having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, inwardly extending slots about Its outer edge, means on the side walls of the hood forming an inwardly extending slot above and aligned with each slot in the rim to form a guideway therewith for an elongate anchor, and means for retaining an anchor in each guideway, said hood also having reinforcing walls extending vertically upwardly from the rim on opposite sides of each slot forming means.

Claim 9

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment and having an outwardly extending rim about its lower end, the portion of the side walls of the hood above the rim extending upwardly and inwardly therefrom, said rim having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, inwardly extending slots about its outer edge, means on the side walls of the hood forming an inwardly extending slot above and aligned with each slot in the rim to form a guideway therewith for an elongate anchor which extends generally parallel to the adjacent side wall portion of the hood, said slot forming means having a surface which extends generally perpendicular to the adjacent side wall portion of the hood, and means for retaining an anchor in each guideway comprising a plurality of plates each disposable over said surface and having a slot therein to face a slot in said means on the hood, when so disposed, to define a hole to receive an anchor.

Claim 10

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment and having an outwardly extending rim about its lower end, the portion of the side walls of the hood above the rim extending upwardly and inwardly therefrom, said rim having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, inwardly extending slots about its outer edge, means on the side walls of the hood forming an inwardly extending slot above and aligned with each slot in the rim to form a guideway therewith for an elongate anchor which extends generally parallel to the adjacent side wall portion of the hood, said slot forming means having a surface which extends generally perpendicular to the adjacent side wall portion of the hood, and means for retaining an anchor in each guideway comprising a plurality of plates each disposable over said surface and having a slot therein to face a slot in said means on the hood, when so disposed, to define a hole to receive an anchor.

Claim 11

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment, said hood having downwardly and outwardly extending side walls, said side walls having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart recesses formed therein, each recess having a bottom wall through which a hole extends, and a plurality of elongate anchors each adapted to extend through one of said holes in a direction generally parallel to the adjacent side wall of the hood.

Claim 12

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment, said hood having downwardly and outwardly extending side walls, said side walls having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart recesses formed therein, each recess having a bottom wall through which a hole extends, and a plurality of elongate anchors each adapted to extend through one of said holes in a direction generally parallel to the adjacent side wall of the hood.

Claim 13

Apparatus of the character defined in claim 7, wherein each anchor has an upper end which is received in the recess when driven into the ground.

Claim 14

Apparatus of the character defined in claim 8, wherein the upper ends of the anchors are enlarged but small enough to pass through the holes, and a washer is seatable over each hole in the bottom wall of a recess to support the enlarged upper end of an anchor, said washer having a side opening from the slot for passing sidewise over the anchor beneath its upper end.

Claim 15

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment, said hood having downwardly and outwardly extending side walls and a rim extending inwardly from the lower ends of the side walls, said side walls having recesses formed therein and a hole located in each recess, and a plurality of elongate anchors each adapted to extend through one of the holes and the rim therebelow in a direction generally parallel to the adjacent side wall of the hood.

Claim 16

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment, said hood having downwardly and outwardly extending side walls and a rim extending inwardly from the lower ends of the side walls, said side walls having recesses formed therein and a hole located in each recess, and a plurality of elongate anchors each adapted to extend through one of the holes and the rim therebelow in a direction generally parallel to the adjacent side wall of the hood.

Claim 17

Apparatus of the character defined in claim 10, wherein each anchor has an upper end which is received in the recess when driven into the ground.

Claim 18

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment, said hood having downwardly and outwardly extending side walls and a rim extending inwardly from the lower ends of the side walls, means providing holes in the side walls, said rim having a plurality of slots therein, a plurality of elongate anchors each adapted to extend through one of the holes and slots in a direction generally parallel to the adjacent side wall of the hood, and a plurality of plates each disposable over the rim and having a slot therein to face a slot in the rim to define a hole through which an anchor extends.

Claim 19

Apparatus for protecting underwater equipment, comprising a hood adapted to be lowered over the equipment, said hood having downwardly and outwardly extending side walls and a rim extending inwardly from the lower ends of the side walls, means providing holes in the side walls, said rim having a plurality of slots therein, a plurality of elongate anchors each adapted to extend through one of the holes and slots in a direction generally parallel to the adjacent side wall of the hood, and a plurality of plates each disposable over the rim and having a slot therein to face a slot in the rim to define a hole through which an anchor extends.