Device applicable to tank boats for the collection of petroleum spilled in the sea. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

Device applicable to tankers for the collection of oil spilled in the sea, which being constituted by two equal sets arranged one on each side of the bow and at the approximate height of the waterline of the tanker itself, is essentially characterized because it is constituted from two equal conduits of rectangular section, which are hinged to the sides of the bow and are opened by their front part, while subsequently they are closed according to a trajectory in quadrant of circle, to present, each one of them, a exit mouth that coincides with a hatch provided on the ship's bow side; in such a way that when the device is working or collecting oil, the said conduits are located according to a plane parallel to that of the sea surface, while in a state of rest, the. Referred ducts are attached and folded on the sides of said bow of the tanker; with the particularity that each duct has an upper and a lower plate, hinged on the respective edges of its front or open part. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)