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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Georges L Mougin, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
ITI Limited, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
115 76 ; 115 76 ; 114270 ; 405217 ;
Abstract
A flat flotation unit incorporates buoyancy chambers and has a lower portion adapted to be attached to a propulsion unit and an upper portion adapted to grip into the substantially horizontal lower surface of a tabular iceberg. The grip is provided by upstanding support members which are embedded in the iceberg during operation. The support members include heaters and are in the form of hollow right prisms with walls which are grooved to facilitate the escape of iceberg melt water during embedding and which have openings in the vicinity of their connection to the flotation unit to enable seawater to escape from their hollow interiors during embedding.