Claims
- 1. The method of collecting oil floating on the surface of a body of water, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing an enclosure with an open bottom and side walls extending from a depth below the interface between the oil and water to above the surface of the body of water;
- b. locating a nozzle above the surface of said body of water outside of and spaced from said side walls and downwardly directed for directing water from said nozzle to a location beneath the open bottom of said enclosure;
- c. directing a stream of water from said nozzle through the oil on the surface of said body of water whereby said oil is displaced to a location beneath the open bottom of said enclosure and thereafter rises to the surface of the water within said enclosure; and
- d. removing the oil from the surface of the water within said enclosure.
- 2. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the enclosure is provided by inflating an inflatable trunk having depending flexible skirt means attached thereto.
- 3. The method as defined in claim 2 wherein said inflatable trunk carries a pump having a flexible suction hose connected to its inlet and depending to a level below said skirt, said pump having its outlet connected to said nozzle, and the water directed in step (c) being effected by operating said pump.
Priority Claims (2)
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9211/74 |
Feb 1974 |
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7411232 |
Aug 1974 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 545,552 filed Jan. 30, 1975 now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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1,467,773 |
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Continuations (1)
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545552 |
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