Global Patent Index - EP 0530044 A1

EP 0530044 A1 19930303 - Apparatus for sweeping a body of water.

Title (en)

Apparatus for sweeping a body of water.

Title (de)

Gerät zum Räumen einer Wassermasse.

Title (fr)

Appareil pour le draguage d'une masse d'eau.

Publication

EP 0530044 A1 19930303 (EN)

Application

EP 92307873 A 19920828

Priority

GB 9118600 A 19910830

Abstract (en)

A double Oropesa sweep apparatus comprising mine sweeping winch means (21) having two winding surfaces receiving port and starboard kite wires (24,25) respectively to which are attached port and starboard sweep wires (26,27) respectively, each sweep wire having at its outer end a diverter (14,15), a kite (13) suspended by a kite pendant (34) from a point on one of the kite wire/sweep wire elements (12) and a connecting flexible bond (35) connected at one end to a point on the assembly comprising the said one element (12), said kite and said kite pendant and connected at the other end to the other kite wire/sweep wire element (11), preferably by means of a snatch block. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B63B 21/66; B63G 7/04

IPC 8 full level

B63B 21/66 (2006.01); B63G 7/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B63B 21/66 (2013.01 - EP); B63G 7/02 (2013.01 - KR); B63G 7/04 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IE IT NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0530044 A1 19930303; AU 2200792 A 19930304; CA 2077129 A1 19930301; GB 9118600 D0 19921007; KR 930004148 A 19930322; NO 923317 D0 19920825; NO 923317 L 19930301; TR 26422 A 19950315

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92307873 A 19920828; AU 2200792 A 19920828; CA 2077129 A 19920828; GB 9118600 A 19910830; KR 920015627 A 19920829; NO 923317 A 19920825; TR 81792 A 19920831