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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Hauptverfasser:	ROPER, Malcolm Leishman, BERNDT, Roland Gunter, PARIANOS, John Michael, PLUNKETT, Sean Michael
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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.