A SEAFLOOR NODULE COLLECTING APPARATUS

A nodule collecting apparatus 130 is disclosed comprising a support member 131 and two or more nodule collection devices 132. Each nodule collection device 132 is secured to the support member 131 and is adapted to collect ore nodules from the seafloor adjacent an underside thereof and communicate t...

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Main Authors ROPER, Malcolm Leishman, BERNDT, Roland Gunter, PARIANOS, John Michael, PLUNKETT, Sean Michael
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 11.11.2020
Subjects
DREDGING
EARTH DRILLING
EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FOUNDATIONS
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS
LIFE-SAVING IN WATER
MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
MINING
MINING OR QUARRYING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
SOIL SHIFTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A nodule collecting apparatus 130 is disclosed comprising a support member 131 and two or more nodule collection devices 132. Each nodule collection device 132 is secured to the support member 131 and is adapted to collect ore nodules from the seafloor adjacent an underside thereof and communicate those nodules to an outlet pipe 133. The nodule collecting apparatus 130 further comprises a combined outlet pipe 134 which is adapted to receive the collected ore nodules from the outlet pipe 133 of each nodule collection device 132 and re-deposit the collected nodules 104 on the seafloor in a windrow.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180183336